Chamtrul Rinpoche

Even though the sun is always there, it will only be seen once the wind has blown away the clouds. Likewise, when the wind of dharma practice has blown away the clouds of obscurations, the nature of mind will appear.

~ Chamtrul Rinpoche

When a river flows through a very wide valley, the flow of water is very weak. But where that valley narrows, the flow of water becomes powerful.

Likewise, a scattered mind has very little power, compared to when it is absorbed in concentration. The greater the concentrative absorption, the greater the power of the mind, and the greater the power of any practice that it engages in.

Without perfecting your absorbed concentration, your practice will never be as powerful as it can be.

~ Chamtrul Rinpoche