--- title: "15 Ifs Quotes By Geshe Kelsang Gyatso" description: "15 Ifs quotes by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Plus more from Geshe Kelsang Gyatso and more Ifs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b28/geshe-kelsang-gyatso-7286_criticism_patience-is-a-strength-not-a-weakness-an_433923.png" --- > [Patience is a strength, not a weakness; and if by practicing patience we stop retaliating to harm and criticism, people will gradually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/patience-is-a-strength-not-a-weakness-and-if-by-practicing-patience/) [Geshe Kelsang Gyatso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b28/geshe-kelsang-gyatso-7286_criticism_patience-is-a-strength-not-a-weakness-an_433923.png) > [We need modern ideas, but we also need ancient wisdom. If we deny ancient wisdom we are making a big mistake.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/we-need-modern-ideas-but-we-also-need-ancient-wisdom-if-we-deny/) [Geshe Kelsang Gyatso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/248/geshe-kelsang-gyatso-7286_ancient_we-need-modern-ideas-but-we-also-need-an_1784200.png) > [If we transform our ordinary mind into love and compassion we will naturally act in a positive way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/if-we-transform-our-ordinary-mind-into-love-and-compassion-we-will/) [Geshe Kelsang Gyatso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c2/geshe-kelsang-gyatso-7286_compassion_if-we-transform-our-ordinary-mind-into-l_1068105.png) > [If everyone practiced cherishing others, many of the major problems of the world would be solved in a few years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/if-everyone-practiced-cherishing-others-many-of-the-major-problems-of/) [Geshe Kelsang Gyatso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d72/geshe-kelsang-gyatso-7286_cherish_if-everyone-practiced-cherishing-others_2551946.png) > [If everyone sincerely practices the path of compassion and wisdom, all their problems will be solved. I guarantee this.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/if-everyone-sincerely-practices-the-path-of-compassion-and-wisdom-all/) [Geshe Kelsang Gyatso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f39/geshe-kelsang-gyatso-7286_compassion_if-everyone-sincerely-practices-the-path_2494855.png) > [We know that we are happy when our mind is peaceful, and unhappy when it is not. It is therefore clear that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/we-know-that-we-are-happy-when-our-mind-is-peaceful-and-unhappy-when/) [Geshe Kelsang Gyatso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dca/geshe-kelsang-gyatso-7286_always-be-happy_we-know-that-we-are-happy-when-our-mind_442533.png) > [Just as full sunlight completely dispels all darkness but even a few rays provide a measure of light, so, if we complete…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/just-as-full-sunlight-completely-dispels-all-darkness-but-even-a-few/) [Geshe Kelsang Gyatso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a71/geshe-kelsang-gyatso-7286_cherish_just-as-full-sunlight-completely-dispels_2396373.jpg) > [The cause of happiness and the solution to our problems do not lie in knowledge of material things. Happiness and suffering are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/the-cause-of-happiness-and-the-solution-to-our-problems-do-not-lie-in/) [Geshe Kelsang Gyatso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48e/geshe-kelsang-gyatso-7286_causes_the-cause-of-happiness-and-the-solution_228624.png) > [If we want to cook food we need to leave the stove on continuously and not keep turning it on and off.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/if-we-want-to-cook-food-we-need-to-leave-the-stove-on-continuously/) [Geshe Kelsang Gyatso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fe/geshe-kelsang-gyatso-7286_and-off_if-we-want-to-cook-food-we-need-to-leave_2292522.jpg) > [Right now we have obtained a human rebirth and have the opportunity to attain enlightenment through Dharma practice, so if we waste…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/946/geshe-kelsang-gyatso-7286_activity_right-now-we-have-obtained-a-human-rebir_103821.png) > [Many people are very intelligent in accomplishing worldly attainments. This intelligence is not wisdom because worldly attainments such as a high position,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/many-people-are-very-intelligent-in-accomplishing-worldly-attainments/) [Geshe Kelsang Gyatso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2f/geshe-kelsang-gyatso-7286_attainment_many-people-are-very-intelligent-in-acco_2472972.png) > [No matter how many possessions we acquire, they will not provide us with any lasting happiness and freedom. On the contrary, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/no-matter-how-many-possessions-we-acquire-they-will-not-provide-us/) [Geshe Kelsang Gyatso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b64/geshe-kelsang-gyatso-7286_acquire_no-matter-how-many-possessions-we-acquir_2194462.jpg) > [As Shantideva says, suffering has many good qualities because it purifies our negative karma, increases our renunciation and compassion, reduces our pride,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/as-shantideva-says-suffering-has-many-good-qualities-because-it/) [Geshe Kelsang Gyatso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28a/geshe-kelsang-gyatso-7286_balance_as-shantideva-says-suffering-has-many-go_2100066.jpg) > [Pride is a mental factor causing us to feel higher or superior to others. Even our study of dharma can be the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/pride-is-a-mental-factor-causing-us-to-feel-higher-or-superior-to/) [Geshe Kelsang Gyatso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/923/geshe-kelsang-gyatso-7286_accepting_pride-is-a-mental-factor-causing-us-to-f_1836626.jpg) > [When things go wrong in our life and we encounter difficult situations, we tend to regard the situation itself as our problem,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/when-things-go-wrong-in-our-life-and-we-encounter-difficult-2/) [Geshe Kelsang Gyatso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85a/geshe-kelsang-gyatso-7286_adversity_when-things-go-wrong-in-our-life-and-we_2645465.jpg) ## Other authors on Ifs ## 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/) [Geshe Kelsang Gyatso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/) > [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/) [Geshe Kelsang Gyatso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/) > [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/) [Geshe Kelsang Gyatso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/) > [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/) [Geshe Kelsang Gyatso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/) > [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/) [Geshe Kelsang Gyatso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/) > [“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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ifs/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/#itemlist", "name": "15 Ifs Quotes By Geshe Kelsang Gyatso", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Patience is a strength, not a weakness; and if by practicing patience we stop retaliating to harm and criticism, people will gradually come to understand that our real nature is very special", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Geshe Kelsang Gyatso" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/patience-is-a-strength-not-a-weakness-and-if-by-practicing-patience/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b28/geshe-kelsang-gyatso-7286_criticism_patience-is-a-strength-not-a-weakness-an_433923.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b28/geshe-kelsang-gyatso-7286_criticism_patience-is-a-strength-not-a-weakness-an_433923.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b28/geshe-kelsang-gyatso-7286_criticism_patience-is-a-strength-not-a-weakness-an_433923.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Patience is a strength, not a weakness; and if by practicing patience we stop retaliating to harm and…” — Geshe Kelsang Gyatso", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We need modern ideas, but we also need ancient wisdom. 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