Meditation Quotes by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

8 Meditation quotes by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

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Geshe Kelsang Gyatso’s eight brief reflections on meditation capture his compassionate approach to mindfulness and compassion.

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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…

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Since inner peace is the source of all happiness, we can see how important meditation is.

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We underestimate the value of patience. It is possible that people might sometimes interrupt our meditation sessions or Dharma study, but they…

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Just as eagles soar through the vast expanse of the sky without meeting any obstructions, needing only minimal effort to maintain their…

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Since the real purpose of meditation is to increase our capacity to help others, taking time each day to meditate is not…

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There is no greater method for experiencing peace of mind and happiness than to understand and meditate on Emptiness.

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Whenever we strive to make progress in our meditations, contemplations and so forth we are practicing effort.

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When we understand clearly that inner peace is the real source of happiness, and how, through spiritual practice, we can experience progressively…

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All objects whether pleasant, unpleasant or neutral, are mere appearances to the mind just like things experienced in a dream

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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…

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This impure world that we presently experience exists only in relation to our impure mind.

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The cause of happiness and the solution to our problems do not lie in knowledge of material things. Happiness and suffering are states of…

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The more we want certain situations, the more we find ourself stuck in situations we do not want.

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