"If we look like Buddhists and talk like Buddhists and sit on a
cushion like the other Buddhists, then we think we are automatically followers
of the Buddha's teachings. But all these concepts are cutting us off from the
utter simplicity of the Buddha's example and message. We do wheat we do simply
to wake up, simply to be free. Any form we use is only a support of
accomplishing that purpose. We could be perfect in the performance of a thousand
rituals, and they could all be empty of all meaning or benefit if we don't
connect with our heart. If we're not developing our awareness in our everyday
life, then we're missing the point."
~Ponlop Rinpoche
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