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> [As human beings we have the capacity to enjoy limitless, blissful happiness...there is nothing wrong with having pleasures and enjoyments. What is wrong is the confused way we grasp onto these pleasures, turning them from a source of happiness into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thubten-yeshe/as-human-beings-we-have-the-capacity-to-enjoy-limitless-blissful/)

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## More by Thubten Yeshe

> [If you expect your life to be full of ups and downs, then your mind will be much more peaceful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thubten-yeshe/if-you-expect-your-life-to-be-full-of-ups-and-downs-then-your-mind/)

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> [There's a big difference between being able to explain religion intellectually and transforming that knowledge into spiritual experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thubten-yeshe/there-s-a-big-difference-between-being-able-to-explain-religion/)

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> [At certain times, a silent mind is very important, but 'silent' does not mean closed. The silent mind is an alert, awakened mind; a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thubten-yeshe/at-certain-times-a-silent-mind-is-very-important-but-silent-does-not/)

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> [The mind is very powerful. Therefore, it requires firm guidance. A powerful jet plane needs a good pilot; the pilot of your mind should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thubten-yeshe/the-mind-is-very-powerful-therefore-it-requires-firm-guidance-a/)

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> [When a strong wind blows, the clouds vanish and blue sky appears. Similarly, when the powerful wisdom that understand the nature of the mind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thubten-yeshe/when-a-strong-wind-blows-the-clouds-vanish-and-blue-sky-appears/)

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> [“Lord Buddha never put much emphasis on belief. Instead, he exhorted us to investigate and try to understand the reality of our own being.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thubten-yeshe/lord-buddha-never-put-much-emphasis-on-belief-instead-he-exhorted-us/)

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> [Karma is not something complicated or philosophical. Karma means watching your body, watching your mouth, and watching your mind. Trying to keep these three…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thubten-yeshe/karma-is-not-something-complicated-or-philosophical-karma-means/)

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> [The narrow mind rejects; wisdom accepts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thubten-yeshe/the-narrow-mind-rejects-wisdom-accepts/)

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> [It's not just philosophy, not just words; it's knowing how the mind functions; only then can you develop loving-kindness; only then can you become…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thubten-yeshe/it-s-not-just-philosophy-not-just-words-it-s-knowing-how-the-mind/)

[Thubten Yeshe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thubten-yeshe/)

> [Having no background in philosophic thought and ignorant of the reasons supporting their faith, they experience great uneasiness when someone questions their beliefs. Such…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thubten-yeshe/having-no-background-in-philosophic-thought-and-ignorant-of-the/)

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> [Be wise. Treat yourself, your mind, sympathetically, with loving kindness. If you are gentle with yourself, you will become gentle with others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thubten-yeshe/be-wise-treat-yourself-your-mind-sympathetically-with-loving-kindness/)

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> [It is precisely because our present life is so inseparably linked with desire that we must make use of desire's tremendous energy if we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thubten-yeshe/it-is-precisely-because-our-present-life-is-so-inseparably-linked/)

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> [Don't think that examining and knowing the nature of your mind is just an Eastern trip. That's a wrong conception. It's your trip.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thubten-yeshe/don-t-think-that-examining-and-knowing-the-nature-of-your-mind-is/)

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> [Just the idea that you are religious doesn't help at all. It does not help you; it does not help others. In order to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thubten-yeshe/just-the-idea-that-you-are-religious-doesn-t-help-at-all-it-does-not/)

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> [Some people live closely guarded lives, fearful of encountering someone or something that might shatter their insecure spiritual foundation. This attitude, however, is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thubten-yeshe/some-people-live-closely-guarded-lives-fearful-of-encountering/)

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