Sunday

I am not so much a person that thinks things should be correct for tradition and culture. I think it is motivation that matters. So always check your motivation first.

Chamtrul Rinpoche

Monday

To attain buddhahood we must scatter this life's aims and objects to the wind.

Milarepa

Tuesday

Lo! This is self-awareness!
It surpasses all avenues of speech and thought.
I, Tilopa, have nothing to reveal.
You should know it yourself through inward examination.

Tilopa

Wednesday

Moderate effort over a long period of time is important, no matter what you are trying to do. One brings failure on oneself by working extremely hard at the beginning, attempting to do too much, and then giving it all up after a short time. A constant stream of moderate effort is needed. Similarly, when meditating, you need to be skillful by having frequent, short sessions; it is more important that the session be of good quality than that it be long.
 

His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Thursday

Just as there can be no pleasant fragrance in a cesspit, there is no joy among the five classes of beings.

Maitreya

Friday

The basic problem is that one believes that everything is real, and thus everything is treated as such.

Kalu Rinpoche

Saturday

Therefore do not rely on individuals,
But rely upon the Dharma.
Freedom comes from the genuine path that is taught,
Not the one who teaches it.

When the teachings are well presented,
It does not matter what the speaker is like.
Even the bliss-gone buddhas themselves
Appear as butchers and such like to train disciples.

If he contradicts the meaning of the Mahayana and so on,
Then however eloquent a speaker may seem,
He will bring you no benefit,
Like a demon appearing in a buddha’s form.

(Rely on the message of the teacher, not on his personality)
 

Mipham Rinpoche