“It's one of our greatest human flaws: Arrogance. We look up and dare to assume we know, when the universe is unknowable.”
― Romina Russell, quote from Zodiac
“When we open our minds too wide, we risk closing them.”
― Romina Russell, quote from Zodiac
“Those who think only in straight lines cannot see around a curve.”
― Romina Russell, quote from Zodiac
“I won't stay silent anymore, not when speaking out can make a difference.”
― Romina Russell, quote from Zodiac
“And in a universe of people that spend their todays searching for tomorrows, hope is the most powerful weapon you can have.”
― Romina Russell, quote from Zodiac
“You’re an everlasting flame that can’t be put out.”
― Romina Russell, quote from Zodiac
“I’m empty. I’m being asked to give everything, when I have nothing left.”
― Romina Russell, quote from Zodiac
“Humans--in their infinite injustice--have wronged you, but you'll find your rightful place again. Your light shines too brightly not to be a beacon for others.”
― Romina Russell, quote from Zodiac
“The most crucial truths are always rejected before they're accepted. " he says gazing out of space."It's one of our greatest human flaws: arrogance. We look up and dare to assume we know, when the universe is unknowable.”
― Romina Russell, quote from Zodiac
“Scientists say that somewhere in the universe, every event under the sun repeats itself an infinite number of times in every possible variation.”
― Romina Russell, quote from Zodiac
“Home is within me, no matter where I go, no matter what happens to our planet or our people.”
― Romina Russell, quote from Zodiac
“May your inner light always shine, and may it guide us through our darkest nights.”
― Romina Russell, quote from Zodiac
“Trust your fears Rho. Believing in them makes you safe.”
― Romina Russell, quote from Zodiac
“Bad things have happened to you, but when it came time to act - when you were tested - you chose to forgive. Even the person who hurt you most.”
― Romina Russell, quote from Zodiac
“It was easier to make excuses, to look for reasons and flaws, than to just admit the simple truth.”
― Romina Russell, quote from Zodiac
Romina Russell
Born place: in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Born date August 25, 2018
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“Just as your hand has the power to hide the sun, mediocrity has the power to hide your inner light. Do not blame others for your own incompetence.”
― Paulo Coelho, quote from Warrior of the Light
“You’re worth fucking all that.” I stared at him as that warmth swept through me again but I replied, “It’s foolish.” “You’re worth bein’ that too.”
― Kristen Ashley, quote from The Will
“You’re a pig,” I whispered back. “You know that, right?”
“So far bein’ a pig works for me, babe,” he said. “Gotta go now. Check out the college. Hit the clinic and get some pills. Don’t call your brother. Cook something fuckin’ great for dinner and don’t wear any panties. That’s all I ask.”
― Joanna Wylde, quote from Reaper's Property
“Labor brings a thing nearer the hearts core.”
― Mary Webb, quote from Precious Bane
“The essence of meditation practice in Dzogchen is encapsulated by these four points:
▪ When one past thought has ceased and a future thought has not yet risen, in that gap, in between, isn’t there a consciousness of the present moment; fresh, virgin, unaltered by even a hair’s breadth of a concept, a luminous, naked awareness?
Well, that is what Rigpa is!
▪ Yet it doesn’t stay in that state forever, because another thought suddenly arises, doesn’t it?
This is the self-radiance of that Rigpa.
▪ However, if you do not recognize this thought for what it really is, the very instant it arises, then it will turn into just another ordinary thought, as before. This is called the “chain of delusion,” and is the root of samsara.
▪ If you are able to recognize the true nature of the thought as soon as it arises, and leave it alone without any follow-up, then whatever thoughts arise all automatically dissolve back into the vast expanse of Rigpa and are liberated.
Clearly this takes a lifetime of practice to understand and realize the full richness and majesty of these four profound yet simple points, and here I can only give you a taste of the vastness of what is meditation in Dzogchen.
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Dzogchen meditation is subtly powerful in dealing with the arisings of the mind, and has a unique perspective on them. All the risings are seen in their true nature, not as separate from Rigpa, and not as antagonistic to it, but actually as none other–and this is very important–than its “self-radiance,” the manifestation of its very energy.
Say you find yourself in a deep state of stillness; often it does not last very long and a thought or a movement always arises, like a wave in the ocean. Don’t reject the movement or particulary embrace the stillness, but continue the flow of your pure presence. The pervasive, peaceful state of your meditation is the Rigpa itself, and all risings are none other than this Rigpa’s self-radiance. This is the heart and the basis of Dzogchen practice. One way to imagine this is as if you were riding on the sun’s rays back to the sun: ….
Of couse there are rough as well as gentle waves in the ocean; strong emotions come, like anger, desire, jealousy. The real practitioner recognizes them not as a disturbance or obstacle, but as a great opportunity. The fact that you react to arisings such as these with habitual tendencies of attachment and aversion is a sign not only that you are distracted, but also that you do not have the recognition and have lost the ground of Rigpa. To react to emotions in this way empowers them and binds us even tighter in the chains of delusion. The great secret of Dzogchen is to see right through them as soon as they arise, to what they really are: the vivid and electric manifestation of the energy of Rigpa itself. As you gradually learn to do this, even the most turbulent emotions fail to seize hold of you and dissolve, as wild waves rise and rear and sink back into the calm of the ocean.
The practitioner discovers–and this is a revolutionary insight, whose subtlety and power cannot be overestimated–that not only do violent emotions not necessarily sweep you away and drag you back into the whirlpools of your own neuroses, they can actually be used to deepen, embolden, invigorate, and strengthen the Rigpa. The tempestuous energy becomes raw food of the awakened energy of Rigpa. The stronger and more flaming the emotion, the more Rigpa is strengthened.”
― Sogyal Rinpoche, quote from The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
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