“we bring nothing with us from our former lives except suffering and delusions.” — Kelsang Gyatso Copy Share Image
“You, a human being, who possess an animal’s mind, please listen to my song. Normally” — Kelsang Gyatso Animals Copy Share Image
“Buddha has great compassion that is completely impartial, embracing all living beings without discrimination.” — Kelsang Gyatso Buddhism Copy Share Image
“even though we do not want to suffer we create our own suffering by performing non-virtuous actions.” — Kelsang Gyatso Suffering Copy Share Image
“Problems arise only if we respond to difficulties with a negative state of mind. Therefore, if we want to be free from… — Kelsang Gyatso Adversity Copy Share Image
“Si estimamos a todos los seres sintientes como nos estimamos a nosotros mismos, generaremos la profunda compasión universal” — Kelsang Gyatso Amor Copy Share Image
“If we practise the patience of voluntarily accepting suffering, we can maintain a peaceful mind even when experiencing suffering and pain.” — Kelsang Gyatso Patience Copy Share Image
“If we want to be truly happy and free from suffering, we must learn how to control our mind.” — Kelsang Gyatso Mind Copy Share Image
“may die today’ is the realization of death. It is this realization that directly eliminates our laziness of attachment and opens the… — Kelsang Gyatso Death Copy Share Image
“Moreover, painful feelings can only arise and remain in our mind because of our present self-grasping.” — Kelsang Gyatso Feelings Copy Share Image
“the mind has the power to create all pleasant and unpleasant objects. The world is the result of the karma, or actions,… — Kelsang Gyatso Mind Copy Share Image
“want to protect and liberate myself permanently from the sufferings of this life and countless future lives. I can accomplish this only… — Kelsang Gyatso Enlightenment Copy Share Image
“In Sutra of the Four Noble Truths Buddha says: ‘You should know sufferings.’ In saying this Buddha is advising us that we… — Kelsang Gyatso Suffering Copy Share Image
“Sometimes we may fulfil our desires for worldly attainments, such as reputation, a high position, relationships, wealth and so forth, but these… — Kelsang Gyatso Desire Copy Share Image
“When our wishes are not fulfilled we usually experience unpleasant feelings, such as unhappiness or depression; this is our own problem because… — Kelsang Gyatso Depression Copy Share Image
“Because of our strong attachment to the fulfilment of our own wishes, whenever our wishes – especially those we consider important –… — Kelsang Gyatso Discouragement Copy Share Image
“It is very important to identify the actual cause of whatever unhappiness we feel. If we are forever blaming our difficulties on… — Kelsang Gyatso Copy Share Image
“Happiness and suffering are states of mind and so their main causes are not to be found outside the mind. If we… — Kelsang Gyatso Happiness Copy Share Image
“is no benefit in denying the sufferings of future lives; when they actually descend upon me it will be too late to… — Kelsang Gyatso Human life Copy Share Image
“When things go wrong in our life and we encounter difficult situations, we tend to regard the situation itself as our problem,… — Kelsang Gyatso Difficult situations Copy Share Image
“By doing this, when his or her wisdom of superior seeing directly realizes the emptiness of all phenomena, the Bodhisattva advances from… — Kelsang Gyatso Enlightenment Copy Share Image
“Not all minds are valid cognizers because not all minds know their object non-deceptively. For example, a tree stump at dusk may… — Kelsang Gyatso Children Copy Share Image
“Whenever we have a problem, it is easy to think that it is caused by our particular circumstances, and that if we… — Kelsang Gyatso Copy Share Image
“riding the horse of virtuous actions I will guide it into the path of liberation with the reins of renunciation; And through… — Kelsang Gyatso Buddhism Copy Share Image
“If we were to respond to difficult situations with a positive or peaceful mind they would not be problems for us; indeed,… — Kelsang Gyatso Difficult situations Copy Share Image
