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Adverse circumstances test our courage, our strength of mind,
and the depth of our conviction in the Dharma.
There is nothing exceptional about practicing Dharma in a good environment.
The true test is if we can maintain our practice in adverse conditions
- Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey
"The fool who knows that he is a fool can for that reason be called wise; but the fool who thinks that he is wise is indeed called a fool."
-Dhammapada 63
We shouldn't feel that Dharma occurs only when we sit down and meditate. Dharma should be present with us all the time. Dharma should be practiced in everything we do and at all times and used in all our actions.
- Thrangu Rinpoche
In conclusion, let me share with you a short prayer which gives me great inspiration and determination: For as long as space endures, and for as long as living beings remain, until then may I, too, abide to dispel the misery of the world.
--The Dalai Lama, Nobel Peace Prize Lecture, in "The Dalai Lama: A Policy of Kindness"
On the basis of the belief that all human beings share the same divine nature, we have a very strong ground, a very powerful reason, to believe that it is possible for each of us to develop a genuine sense of equanimity toward all beings.
-His Holiness the Dalai Lama, "The Good Heart"
and the depth of our conviction in the Dharma.
There is nothing exceptional about practicing Dharma in a good environment.
The true test is if we can maintain our practice in adverse conditions
- Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey
"The fool who knows that he is a fool can for that reason be called wise; but the fool who thinks that he is wise is indeed called a fool."
-Dhammapada 63
We shouldn't feel that Dharma occurs only when we sit down and meditate. Dharma should be present with us all the time. Dharma should be practiced in everything we do and at all times and used in all our actions.
- Thrangu Rinpoche
In conclusion, let me share with you a short prayer which gives me great inspiration and determination: For as long as space endures, and for as long as living beings remain, until then may I, too, abide to dispel the misery of the world.
--The Dalai Lama, Nobel Peace Prize Lecture, in "The Dalai Lama: A Policy of Kindness"
On the basis of the belief that all human beings share the same divine nature, we have a very strong ground, a very powerful reason, to believe that it is possible for each of us to develop a genuine sense of equanimity toward all beings.
-His Holiness the Dalai Lama, "The Good Heart"