12/09/2026
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“Samsara is the condition of beings who, by acting under the influence of obscuring emotions, perpetuate their own suffering; nirvana is the state beyond all suffering, or, in other words, Buddhahood. If we let the mind follow all its negative fancies, it will naturally take the path of samsara. Now we are at a crossroads. We have had the good fortune to be born a human being in a world where a Buddha has come and has taught the Dharma; we have met a spiritual teacher who can transmit the Dharma to us, and we have received his instructions; and we are physically and mentally capable of putting his instructions into practice. So now it is up to us to decide: Are we going to climb up the path of liberation with the determination to bring all beings to the supreme level of enlightenment? Or will we descend even deeper into the labyrinth of samsara, from which it is so difficult to escape?”
Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche - The Heart Treasure of the Enlightened Ones – on Introduction – Collected Works Vol II pp 230-1, Shambhala