- “Enlightenment is all about mind. Everything is about mind. When your mind is pure nothing matters, place doesn’t matter, other conditions don’t matter.”
- “Khachodling, this vision – my life’s work, is an offering to the wisdom of my great masters. It is a goal-less journey.”
- “I am not quite sure from where it came and where it is leading. But I do know that, myself and Khachodling have always been blessed by my precious masters, and these blessings will always continue.”
- “Purification means that more spacious attitudes are created in everyday life rather than automatically following narrow negative habits.”
- “Snowflakes, though at a glance, beautiful as flowers vanish when touched by the hand. If the mind is vast and playful, through meditation, we can always recognize this impermanence in the display of everything.”
- “Buddha’s teachings and truth, and it is this sacred and treasured “hand-me-down” of my family that is the surest prescription I know for easing the sorrows and ills of everyday life.”
- “As the great granddaughter of a peerless spiritual luminary, the daughter of a renowned meditation master and the widow of a royal Rinpoche, I pray that my life’s contribution will always be to help others. I watched my late mother, an accomplished master in her own right , serve as a sort of secret teacher to my father’s students, always giving quietly in the background, never on the throne. Inspired by her unselfish motivation, homespun methods and ceaseless caring, I hope to be of similar special benefit.”
- “In purifying one can then lead life in fearless dignity, with respect to oneself and others. It is therefore very important to see obstacles as an opportunity to deepen the practice of the pilgrimage.”
- “May all, and this includes nuns, laywomen, children, people of the east and west, have equal opportunity to enjoy the rich, warm embrace of my precious heritage.”
- “What makes you happy? I encourage each of us to take a close look at all the things in our lives we have tried to make us happy and then answer this question deeply and truthfully.”
- “Even if you are women you can attain enlighment, just keep practicing. You don’t need have to live in a monastery or practice in the mountain.”
- “Within the Vajrayana tradition of Buddhism, the feminine principle has a specific meaning, which unveils to us her presence at the heart of everything.”
- “Christmas is the day when Jesus Christ was born and we remember him as a revealer of universal truth, who with his compassionate heart was crucified for the sake of others – an act of Bodhichitta!”
- “In America, where I lived and earned a Masters Degree in Psychology, I spent lots of time observing friends and families who, despite their vast physical comforts, had not found a real and lasting happiness that abides within no matter the circumstances.”
- “Now I want to share this wealth of the East with the West. At the same time I want to ask the West to share its skills and resources with those in the East who are also willing to commit to preserving this precious lineage – a worldwide interchange to grow in spiritual happiness and preserve the precious dharma.”
The Three Waves of Volunteers and the New Earth – Dolores Cannon
January 5, 2023
