Yangsi Kalu Rinpoche Quotes

For me the point of Dharma is to give us freedom and possibilities. Currently the system does not do that. I hope that this new approach will do so in my monasteries and Dharma communities. This is...

Yangsi Kalu Rinpoche

http://www.paldenshangpa.net/2011/09/a-vision-for-the-future/

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So my idea is to create a school for children whose families have financial difficulty. The children will receive both normal and religious training. Then when the children reach 19 or 20 years of...

Yangsi Kalu Rinpoche

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Another person might grow up outside the monastery, receive a regular education, and experience the joys and difficulties of life. And then having really understood that samsara is our own state of...

Yangsi Kalu Rinpoche

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Also I see the young monks learning about Dharma without having any direct experience of life; nor without the expericnce of Dharma in life. For example, I learned, as many young monks learn, that...

Yangsi Kalu Rinpoche

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Then they receive a religious education but not a regular education. This means that when the children grow up, if they decide to leave the monastery they have no way to live a good life. I have...

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From outside everything looks very beautiful. But looking behind the glossy cover of the magazine, the reality is quite different. I really feel that a lot needs to be changed: Young children are...

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In some relationships love comes first, deep appreciation comes later; in others appreciation comes first and love comes later. It doesn’t matter as long as you are happy in yourself and happy in...

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http://kalurinpochela.org/gays-lesbians-are-welcome-in-my-world/

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In a relationship, it is appreciation of the other that is most important. This is the quality that will bring you happiness… whether you are heterosexual, gay or lesbian.

Yangsi Kalu Rinpoche

http://kalurinpochela.org/gays-lesbians-are-welcome-in-my-world/

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So don’t be sad, don’t be unhappy if you are gay or lesbian.

Yangsi Kalu Rinpoche

http://kalurinpochela.org/gays-lesbians-are-welcome-in-my-world/

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Buddha only cares about your happiness. God only cares for your happiness. If they do not care about your happiness, what are they talking about? What is their point?

Yangsi Kalu Rinpoche

http://kalurinpochela.org/gays-lesbians-are-welcome-in-my-world/

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