Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche Quotes

To believe that life's problems will somehow work themselves out, everything bad is fixable and something about samsara has to be worth fighting for makes it virtually impossible to nurture a genuine, all-consuming desire to practise the dharma. The only view that truly works for a dharma practitioner is that there are no solutions to the sufferings of samsara and it cannot be fixed.

The nineteenth century master Nyoshul Lungtok spent years diligently studying and practicing to realize the nature of mind, but his heart's wish was unfulfilled. Finally, one day he was introduced to the great Patrul Rinpoche, who was the key to his realization. All Patrul Rinpoche said was, "Can you see the starts in the sky?" and that was it. For seven days the cycle of samsara stopped for Nyoshul Lungtok. The experience was so intense that he no longer knew how to handle the world around him. It appeared to be a totally different place.