Shuniya

“Guru Rinpoche has given us the essential opening instructions for practicing Pristine Mind meditation in four steps:
Don’t follow the past.
Don’t anticipate the future.
Remain in the present moment.
Leave your mind alone.”
― Orgyen Chowang, Our Pristine Mind: A Practical Guide to Unconditional Happiness

“a thought of your master arises that captivates your mind, so much so that you feel you are not apart from him for even an instant. The moment that thought arises, if you leave it right there and rest directly in its true nature (which is the nature of mind), without letting any other thought interrupt or distract you, then your mind is already merged with your master's.”
― Dilgo Khyentse, Brilliant Moon: The Autobiography of Dilgo Khyentse

“Gyo 行 ('practice' and also 'to practice') is what monks undergo in their training inside the temple; it's an ordeal, a trial to be mastered. And it never ends. You practice; you reach a new level; and then you practice again.”
― Alex Kerr, Finding the Heart Sutra: Guided by a Magician, an Art Collector and Buddhist Sages from Tibet to Japan

“Meditating on a mandala is not an imaginary stroll through an enchanting paradise; it is a deep dive into the very nature of our own mind and the world of phenomena. All forms are perceived as the manifestation of primordial purity, all sounds as the echoes of emptiness, and all thoughts as the play of awareness.”
― Matthieu Ricard, Notebooks of a Wandering Monk