More important than finding the teacher is finding and following the truth of the teaching…. ~ Sogyal Rinpoche 

Above all, be at ease, be as natural and spacious as possible. Slip quietly out of the noose of your habitual anxious self, release all grasping, and relax into your true nature. ~ Sogyal Rinpoche 

Just as the ocean has waves or the sun has rays, so the minds’s own radiance is its thoughts and emotions. ~ Sogyal Rinpoche 

We need to make a very clear distinction between what is in our ego’s self-interest and what is in our ultimate interest; it is from mistaking one for the other that all our suffering comes. ~ Sogyal Rinpoche 

Light must come from inside. You cannot ask the darkness to leave; you must turn on the light. ~ Sogyal Rinpoche 

Although we have been made to believe that if we let go we will end up with nothing, life reveals just the opposite: that letting go is the real path to freedom. ~ Sogyal Rinpoche 

The most essential thing in life is to establish an unafraid, heartfelt communication with others. ~ Sogyal Rinpoche 

We must never forget that it is through our actions, words, and thoughts that we have a choice. ~ Sogyal Rinpoche 

The spiritual journey is one of continuous learning and purification. When you know this, you become humble. ~ Sogyal Rinpoche 

Anyone looking honestly at life will see that we live in a constant state of suspense and ambiguity. ~ Sogyal Rinpoche