7 Quotes & Sayings By Sakyong Mipham

Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche (born November 27, 1976) is a Tibetan Buddhist lama and the first Sakyong of the Shambhala tradition. He is also the head teacher of Shambhala International, a charitable organization founded in 1973 to support meditation practice and education. In June 2007, Mipham Rinpoche was formally enthroned as Sakyong at a ceremony conducted within the Kagyu Samye Dorje Ling Monastery in Scotland by his root lama, His Eminence Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche.

Like gravity, karma is so basic we often don't even...
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Like gravity, karma is so basic we often don't even notice it. Sakyong Mipham
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Many of us are slaves to our minds. Our own mind is our worst enemy. We try to focus, and our mind wanders off. We try to keep stress at bay, but anxiety keeps us awake at night. We try to be good to the people we love, but then we forget them and put ourselves first. And when we want to change our life, we dive into spiritual practice and expect quick results, only to lose focus after the honeymoon has worn off. We return to our state of bewilderment. We're left feeling helpless and discouraged. It seems we all agree that training the body through exercise, diet, and relaxation is a good idea, but why don't we think about training our minds? . Sakyong Mipham
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Heaven is the natural spaciousness of our mind before we make it small with self-protection. Sakyong Mipham
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Once I was running and there was someone on the treadmill next to me who stopped running to answer a question I asked and flew of the back of the treadmill. Being fully engaged has many benefits. Sakyong Mipham
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If we do not push ourselves enough, we do not grow, but if we push ourselves too much, we regress. What is enough will change, depending on where we are and what we are doing. In that sense, the present moment is always some kind of beginning. Sakyong Mipham
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Of course, we all go through our own experiences. If we do not push ourselves enough, we do not grow, but if we push ourselves too much, we regress. What is enough will change, depending on where we are and what we are doing. In that sense, the present moment is always some kind of beginning. Sakyong Mipham