# Quote — Dilgo Khyentse, The Heart of Compassion

> A bedridden patient only thinks about getting well again. He or she has no wish to remain sick forever. Likewise, a practitioner who yearns to leave the miseries of samsara behind will make use of all the ways in which that can be done, such as taking refuge, generating the mind set on attaining enlightenment for the sake of others, undertaking positive actions, and so on, with a firm determination to get out of samsara constantly in mind. It is not enough to wish from time to time that you could be free of samsara. That idea must pervade your stream of thinking day and night.

- Author: [Dilgo Khyentse](https://www.leafyquotes.com/dilgo-khyentse.md)
- Book: [The Heart of Compassion](https://www.leafyquotes.com/dilgo-khyentse/the-heart-of-compassion.md)
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> As it is said:
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> Go hundreds of miles away
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> From places of dispute;
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> Don't stay for an instant
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> Where disturbing emotions prevail.

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> Every day, remind yourself that if you do not study and reflect upon the teachings, meditate, and recite prayers and mantras, at the moment of death you will be helpless. Death is certain. If you wait for the moment of death to begin your practice, it will be too late. Think about why you are engaging in practice. Wishing to obtain a long life free from illness, or hoping to increase your wealth and influence are petty aims. Practice to free yourself and all others from the suffering that is samsara.

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> As you progress through these three steps, spiritual qualities will naturally arise, and you will see the truth of the teachings. Those qualities will bloom spontaneously because the buddha nature within you is being revealed.

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