Rev. Danny Fisher

Today’s quote is another from the great Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche, the Bhutanese tulku and filmmaker whom I previously quoted and wrote a short bio for in this post.  This is it (courtesy of a post on the wall of the Dharma Ocean Foundation’s Facebook page):

Never think that you will be able to settle your life down by practicing the Dharma. The Dharma is not therapy. In fact, it is just the opposite. The purpose of the Dharma is to really stir up your life. It is meant to turn your life upside down. If that is what you asked for, why complain? If it is not turning your life upside down, on the other hand, the Dharma is not working.  That kind of Dharma is just another one of these New Age methods; the Dharma should really disturb you.