Padmasambhava
Indian Buddhist master who carried Vajrayana Buddhism from India to Tibet in the 8th century, traditionally credited with subduing the local Bön spirits and establishing the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. Known to Tibetans as Guru Rinpoche ("Precious Master") and revered as a second Buddha, he is said to have hidden thousands of teachings (terma) for future generations to discover when the world was ready. His traditional biographies blend history with deep mystical teaching, and his name remains one of the most invoked in Tibetan prayer. The Nyingma lineage, the Dzogchen teachings, and much of the Tibetan tantric heritage trace directly to him.
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Quotes by Padmasambhava
72 quotes“Mind is its own witness. There is no other.”
witnessAdvice from the Lotus-Born
“In one moment, see clearly. In one glance, see liberation.”
recognitionSelf-Liberation Through Seeing With Naked Awareness
“Do not look outside. Look at the looker.”
inquiryAdvice from the Lotus-Born
“Awareness is empty and luminous. This is the true Buddha.”
awarenessSelf-Liberation Through Seeing With Naked Awareness
“What is born must die. What appears must dissolve. Hold to nothing.”
impermanenceAdvice from the Lotus-Born
“Mind is like a sky. Thoughts are like clouds. The sky remains.”
mindAdvice from the Lotus-Born
“In recognizing your nature, you are liberated. Continue to recognize.”
recognitionSelf-Liberation Through Seeing With Naked Awareness
“Do not be distracted by phenomena. Do not turn away from phenomena. Just see.”
seeingSelf-Liberation Through Seeing With Naked Awareness
“Pure awareness is colorless, formless, beyond words. Yet it is undeniably present.”
awarenessSelf-Liberation Through Seeing With Naked Awareness
“What is hidden by ignorance is revealed by attention.”
revelationAdvice from the Lotus-Born
“Sit upright. Breathe naturally. Let the mind settle into its own ground.”
practiceAdvice from the Lotus-Born
“There is no path. There is only the recognition of what is.”
pathSelf-Liberation Through Seeing With Naked Awareness
“Even the search for liberation is a kind of bondage.”
searchAdvice from the Lotus-Born
“Devotion to the lama is the seed of every realization.”
devotionDakini Teachings
“Do not depend on the words of others. Examine your own mind.”
self-relianceAdvice from the Lotus-Born
“Compassion arises naturally from the recognition of emptiness.”
compassionSelf-Liberation Through Seeing With Naked Awareness
“What you call death is the sloughing of a coat.”
deathThe Tibetan Book of the Great Liberation
“Your enemies are your dearest teachers. Cherish them.”
enemiesDakini Teachings
“Look at your own mind. There is the meeting of all the lineages.”
mindSelf-Liberation Through Seeing With Naked Awareness
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