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It is important to realize that there is nobody else who can wake us up and save us from samsara. There is no such thing in Buddhism. That may be Buddhism’s biggest drawback, and at the same time its greatest advantage. This view shows us that there is nobody else in control of our lives, our experiences, our freedom or our bondage. Who is responsible? Who is in control? It is us. We are in control. We can bind ourselves further in samsara or we can free ourselves from it right now. It is all up to us. We are the ones who have to keep looking at our thoughts, looking for the nature of our mind. There is no guru, deity, buddha or bodhisattva out there to look for it for us. Although they would happily do this, it would not help us; it would only help them. We have to do it for ourselves. That is the key point.

— Ponlop Rinpoche

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Attachment leads to suffering.

— Buddha

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“To be aware of a single shortcoming within oneself is more useful than to be aware of a thousand in somebody else. Rather than speaking badly about people and in ways that will produce friction and unrest in their lives, we should practice a purer perception of them, and when we speak of others, speak of their good qualities.”

— Dalai Lama

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“Radiate boundless love towards the entire world — above, below, and across — unhindered, without ill will, without enmity.”

— The Buddha

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修行分三个阶段：
一，看不破也忍不过。
二，看的破但忍不过。
三，看的破也忍得过。

修行要看自己的毛病，
而不是挑别人的过错，
佛法是心法，
善用心就是极乐，
不善用心就是地狱。
谁也障碍不了你，
只有自己障碍自己。

— 慧律法师

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The world, indeed, is like a dream and the treasures of the world are an alluring mirage. Like the apparent distances in a picture, things have no reality in themselves, but they are like heat haze.

— Buddha

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The six-syllable mantra is the essence of the entire teachings of the Buddha and its recitation is an extremely powerful antidote that can help us remove all the defilements in our mind.

— Drubwang Konchok Norbu Rinpoche

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If we really wish to be free from suffering and experience happiness, it is important to work on the causes. Without working on the causes, we cannot expect to yield any results. Each and every thing must have its own complete cause; things do not appear from nowhere, from the wrong cause, or from an incomplete cause. So the source of all our suffering is our own negative deeds. Negative deeds result from not knowing reality, not knowing the true nature of the mind. Instead of seeing the true nature of the mind, we cling to a self for no logical reason. All of us have a natural tendency to cling to a self because we are so used to it. It is a kind of habit we have formed since beginningless time. However, if we carefully examine and investigate, we cannot find the self.

— HH Sakya Trizin

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First we conceive the “I” and grasp onto it. Then we conceive the “mine” and cling to the material world. Like water trapped on the water wheel, we spin in circles, powerless. I praise the compassion that embraces all beings.

— Chandrakirti

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When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky.

— Buddha