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Do not delay the practice of meditation.",7,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":27,"quote_text":28,"author_id":5,"source_id":29,"has_image":22,"author":30,"source":31,"quote_tag":32,"commentary":9},3293701,"I trained my spirit in method.",6,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":34,"quote_text":35,"author_id":5,"source_id":29,"has_image":22,"author":36,"source":37,"quote_tag":38,"commentary":9},3293662,"When you run after your thoughts, you are like a dog chasing a stick.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":40,"quote_text":41,"author_id":5,"source_id":29,"has_image":22,"author":42,"source":43,"quote_tag":44,"commentary":45},3293652,"When you are strong and healthy, You never think of sickness coming, But it descends with sudden force, Like a stroke of lightning. When involved in worldly things, You never think of death’s approach; Quick it comes like thunder, Crashing round your head.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nThis poignant quote is from the life and teachings of Milarepa, a 11th-century Tibetan Buddhist yogi renowned for his extraordinary spiritual achievements despite facing unimaginable hardships. As a young man, Milarepa suffered through extreme poverty, abandonment by his family, and brutal torture at the hands of bandits, yet he emerged as one of the most revered saints in Tibetan history.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nWhat lies beneath this seemingly bleak sentiment is a profound recognition that our existence is inherently ephemeral and vulnerable to sudden change. By acknowledging the inevitability of suffering and death, Milarepa encourages us to cultivate a sense of detachment from worldly attachments, yet paradoxically, it's precisely this awareness that grants us the freedom to truly engage with life.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply this mindset today, one can benefit from adopting a \"pre-meditation on impermanence,\" where you regularly reflect on your own mortality and the transience of all things. By doing so, you'll be better equipped to navigate life's challenges with greater equanimity and purpose, unfettered by the illusion of control or invincibility.",{"id":47,"quote_text":48,"author_id":5,"source_id":29,"has_image":22,"author":49,"source":50,"quote_tag":51,"commentary":9},3293632,"All worldly pursuits have but one unavoidable and inevitable end, which is sorrow; acquisitions end in dispersion; buildings in destruction; meetings in separation; births in death.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":53,"quote_text":54,"author_id":5,"source_id":29,"has_image":22,"author":55,"source":56,"quote_tag":57,"commentary":9},3293605,"Accustomed long to contemplating love and compassion I have forgotten all difference between myself and others.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":59,"quote_text":60,"author_id":5,"source_id":29,"has_image":22,"author":61,"source":62,"quote_tag":63,"commentary":9},3293601,"In horror of death, I took to the mountains – again and again I meditated on the uncertainty of the hour of death, capturing the fortress of the deathless unending nature of mind. Now all fear of death is over and done.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":65,"quote_text":66,"author_id":5,"source_id":29,"has_image":22,"author":67,"source":68,"quote_tag":69,"commentary":9},3293586,"Do not entertain hopes for realization, but practice all your life...",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":71,"quote_text":72,"author_id":5,"source_id":73,"has_image":22,"author":74,"source":75,"quote_tag":76,"commentary":9},2069275,"When you run after your thoughts, you are like a dog chasing a stick: every time a stick is thrown, you run after it. Instead, be like a lion who, rather than chasing after the stick, turns to face the thrower. 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