A Gift of Dharma for 10.19.09

by 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.

5 Responses to “A Gift of Dharma for 10.19.09”

A Gift of Dharma for 11.3.09 « Rev. Danny Fisher says:

November 3, 2009 at 10:34 pm

[...] Rabjam Incarnation Line, Rinpoche was raised and taught by his grandfather–the legendary Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. He has since become the abbot of Shechen Tennyi Dargyeling Monastery, a spiritual center in [...]
A Gift of Dharma for 1.18.10 « Rev. Danny Fisher says:

January 19, 2010 at 10:29 pm

[...] Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910-1991), whom I previously quoted and wrote a short biography for in the very first “A Gift of Dharma” post. Here’s today’s quote: There are different levels of faith. First, “clear [...]
A Gift of Dharma for 2.19.10 « Rev. Danny Fisher says:

February 19, 2010 at 7:23 pm

[...] Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910-1991), whom I previously quoted and wrote a short biography for in the very first “A Gift of Dharma” post. This is it–from his book Enlightened Courage: An Explanation of the Seven-Point Mind [...]
A Gift of Dharma for 5.18.10 « Rev. Danny Fisher says:

May 18, 2010 at 7:34 pm

[...] Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910-1991), whom I previously quoted and wrote a short biography for in the very first “A Gift of Dharma” post. This is it: Do all that you can to bring your own stubborn mind under control and to develop [...]
A Gift of Dharma for 7.9.10 « Rev. Danny Fisher says:

July 10, 2010 at 12:17 am

[...] Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910-1991), whom I previously quoted and wrote a short biography for in the very first “A Gift of Dharma” post. Were he alive, he would be 100 years old day. This is it: Before entering the spiritual path, [...]

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