Naropa Quotes on Mind
Naropa was an eleventh-century Indian Buddhist tantric master, abbot of the great monastic university of Nalanda before he renounced his post in search of his teacher Tilopa, and one of the most important figures in the history of late Indian and Tibetan Buddhism. This page collects quotes attributed to Naropa on the topic of mind, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Naropa:
“What I sought outside, I had only to recognize within.”
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Attributed to Naropa:
“The Six Yogas are not six paths, but six aspects of one liberation.”
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Attributed to Naropa:
“Bear what is hard to bear; the diamond mind is not made any other way.”
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“Another word or two and the author will throw himself upon the kindness of his reader. His attempt has been to interest and amuse; should it be thought that he has thrown too much levity amid scenes of suffering and of gloom, his excuse must be that he belongs rather to the school of laughing than crying philosophers—to a class who would rather see a smile upon the face of melancholy than a tear in the eye of mirth .”
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