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> [We need others for our physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Without others we are nothing. Our sense that we are an island, an independent, self-sufficient individual, bears no relation to reality. It is closer to the truth to picture ourself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/we-need-others-for-our-physical-emotional-and-spiritual-well-being/)

[Geshe Kelsang Gyatso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/)

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## More by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

> [Our mental attitude transforms a situation into either a problem or an opportunity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/our-mental-attitude-transforms-a-situation-into-either-a-problem-or/)

[Geshe Kelsang Gyatso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/)

> [Today we can see many different forms of Buddhism, such as Zen and Theravada Buddhism. All these different aspects are practices of Buddha's teachings,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/today-we-can-see-many-different-forms-of-buddhism-such-as-zen-and/)

[Geshe Kelsang Gyatso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/)

> [Going for refuge to Buddha,Dharma, and Sangha means that we apply effort to receiving Buddha's blessings, to putting Dharma into practice, and to receiving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/going-for-refuge-to-buddha-dharma-and-sangha-means-that-we-apply/)

[Geshe Kelsang Gyatso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/)

> [Enlightenment is the inner light of wisdom that is permanently free from all mistaken appearance, and whose function is to bestow mental peace upon…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/enlightenment-is-the-inner-light-of-wisdom-that-is-permanently-free/)

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> [Anger is one of the most common and destructive delusions, and it afflicts our mind almost every day. To solve the problem of anger,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/anger-is-one-of-the-most-common-and-destructive-delusions-and-it/)

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> [Whenever we practise meditation, whether or not our meditation is clear, we are performing a virtuous mental action that is a cause of our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/whenever-we-practise-meditation-whether-or-not-our-meditation-is/)

[Geshe Kelsang Gyatso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/)

> [Right now we have obtained a human rebirth and have the opportunity to attain enlightenment through Dharma practice, so if we waste this precious…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/right-now-we-have-obtained-a-human-rebirth-and-have-the-opportunity/)

[Geshe Kelsang Gyatso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/)

> [Since inner peace is the source of all happiness, we can see how important meditation is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/since-inner-peace-is-the-source-of-all-happiness-we-can-see-how/)

[Geshe Kelsang Gyatso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/)

> [I have not met one living being that has not been the mother of all the rest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/i-have-not-met-one-living-being-that-has-not-been-the-mother-of-all/)

[Geshe Kelsang Gyatso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/)

> [All objects whether pleasant, unpleasant or neutral, are mere appearances to the mind just like things experienced in a dream](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/all-objects-whether-pleasant-unpleasant-or-neutral-are-mere/)

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> [When a jealous person sees signs of other people's success and good fortune, his heart is pierced with envy. But someone who has learned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/when-a-jealous-person-sees-signs-of-other-people-s-success-and-good/)

[Geshe Kelsang Gyatso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/)

> [This impure world that we presently experience exists only in relation to our impure mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/this-impure-world-that-we-presently-experience-exists-only-in/)

[Geshe Kelsang Gyatso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/)

> [The cause of happiness and the solution to our problems do not lie in knowledge of material things. Happiness and suffering are states of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/the-cause-of-happiness-and-the-solution-to-our-problems-do-not-lie-in/)

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> [The more we want certain situations, the more we find ourself stuck in situations we do not want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/the-more-we-want-certain-situations-the-more-we-find-ourself-stuck-in/)

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> [“someone places a toy rubber snake in our room, the first time we see it we may believe that it is a real snake…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/someone-places-a-toy-rubber-snake-in-our-room-the-first-time-we-see/)

[Geshe Kelsang Gyatso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/)

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