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• The Buddha said that all conscious beings possess an enlightened nature.
  Because of that, we have this natural purity, peacefulness and power.
  We can rest the mind naturally because we are already in possession of these qualities.
  If one can rest the mind naturally, that's the best meditation.

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  Meditation, Mind, Quality

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• TO CUT THROUGH problems, we need problems.

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  Cutting, Needs, Problem

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• Practice is personal; no two people's experiences are alike.

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  Practice, Two, People

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• Any daily activity can be used as an opportunity for meditation.

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  Opportunity, Daily Activities, Meditation

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• The expectations you bring to meditation practice are often the greatest obstacles you will encounter.

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  Meditation Practice, Expectations, Encounters

  Eric Swanson, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche (2010). “The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness”, p.214, Random House

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• Ignorance, vulnerability, fear, anger, and desire are expressions of the infinite potential of your buddha nature. There's nothing inherently wrong or right with making such choices. The fruit of Buddhist practice is simply the recognition that these and other mental afflictions are nothing more or less than choices available to us because our real nature is infinite in scope.

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  Buddhist, Real, Ignorance

  Eric Swanson, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche (2010). “The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness”, p.249, Random House

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• When you see your own desire to be happy, you can't avoid seeing the same desire in others.

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  Desire, Seeing

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• The best part of all is that no matter how long you practice, or what method you use, every technique of Buddhist meditation ultimately generates compassion.

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  Buddhist, Compassion, Practice

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• Emotional states are fairly quick bursts of neuronal gossip. Traits, on the other hand, are more like the neuronal equivalent of committed relationships.

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  Buddhist, Emotional, Hands

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• If everything were permanent, singular, or independent, nothing would change.

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  Independent, Permanent, Ifs

  Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche (2010). “Joyful Wisdom”, p.116, Random House

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• Not recognizing natural mind is simply an example of the mind's unlimited capacity to create whatever it wants.

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  Mind, Want, Example

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• Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche has a remarkable ability to present the wisdom of the Buddha's teachings in a manner that is as fresh and accessible as it is profound. With Rebel Buddha, he goes straight to the core of the spiritual path, showing how the Buddha's liberating insights transcend race, religion, and culture. This book is sure to provoke, inspire, and move us one step closer to creating a thoroughly modern approach to spirituality.

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  Spiritual, Moving, Book

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