Rev. Danny Fisher

Inspired by friends at the Tricycle Editors’ Blog and those on Facebook and Twitter, I’ve decided to start making a daily practice of highlighting a snippet of a dharma talk/book/etc. I also hope to be able to say a little bit about each teacher for the benefit of those who might not be familiar with them. 

Today, I begin at the top, with a thought from one of the greats:  the late Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (pictured to the left in an image captured by the Ven. Matthieu Ricard).  A “scholar, sage, and poet” who served as head of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism from 1987-1991, Rinpoche “spent 20 years in retreat, wrote over 25 volumes on Buddhist philosophy and practice, published and saved countless texts, and initiated numerous projects to preserve and disseminate Buddhist thought, tradition and culture.”

Here’s the quote:

Keep in mind the many beings who are suffering in the same way as you are, and pray that your suffering may absorb theirs, and that they may be liberated from all suffering. In this way, illness can teach us compassion.