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> [“Moreover, painful feelings can only arise and remain in our mind because of our present self-grasping.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelsang-gyatso/moreover-painful-feelings-can-only-arise-and-remain-in-our-mind/)

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

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## More by Kelsang Gyatso

> [“If we want to be truly happy and free from suffering, we must learn how to control our mind.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelsang-gyatso/if-we-want-to-be-truly-happy-and-free-from-suffering-we-must-learn/)

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

> [“You, a human being, who possess an animal’s mind, please listen to my song. Normally”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelsang-gyatso/you-a-human-being-who-possess-an-animal-s-mind-please-listen-to-my/)

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

> [“In Sutra of the Four Noble Truths Buddha says: ‘You should know sufferings.’ In saying this Buddha is advising us that we should know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelsang-gyatso/in-sutra-of-the-four-noble-truths-buddha-says-you-should-know/)

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

> [“Buddha has great compassion that is completely impartial, embracing all living beings without discrimination.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelsang-gyatso/buddha-has-great-compassion-that-is-completely-impartial-embracing/)

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

> [“Si estimamos a todos los seres sintientes como nos estimamos a nosotros mismos, generaremos la profunda compasión universal”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelsang-gyatso/si-estimamos-a-todos-los-seres-sintientes-como-nos-estimamos-a/)

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

> [“Whenever we have a problem, it is easy to think that it is caused by our particular circumstances, and that if we were to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelsang-gyatso/whenever-we-have-a-problem-it-is-easy-to-think-that-it-is-caused-by/)

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

> [“is no benefit in denying the sufferings of future lives; when they actually descend upon me it will be too late to protect myself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelsang-gyatso/is-no-benefit-in-denying-the-sufferings-of-future-lives-when-they/)

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

> [“Problems arise only if we respond to difficulties with a negative state of mind. Therefore, if we want to be free from problems, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelsang-gyatso/problems-arise-only-if-we-respond-to-difficulties-with-a-negative/)

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

> [“By doing this, when his or her wisdom of superior seeing directly realizes the emptiness of all phenomena, the Bodhisattva advances from the path…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelsang-gyatso/by-doing-this-when-his-or-her-wisdom-of-superior-seeing-directly/)

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

> [“Happiness and suffering are states of mind and so their main causes are not to be found outside the mind. If we want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelsang-gyatso/happiness-and-suffering-are-states-of-mind-and-so-their-main-causes-2/)

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

> [“want to protect and liberate myself permanently from the sufferings of this life and countless future lives. I can accomplish this only by receiving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelsang-gyatso/want-to-protect-and-liberate-myself-permanently-from-the-sufferings/)

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

> [“may die today’ is the realization of death. It is this realization that directly eliminates our laziness of attachment and opens the door to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelsang-gyatso/may-die-today-is-the-realization-of-death-it-is-this-realization-that/)

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

> [“When things go wrong in our life and we encounter difficult situations, we tend to regard the situation itself as our problem, but in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelsang-gyatso/when-things-go-wrong-in-our-life-and-we-encounter-difficult/)

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

> [“When our wishes are not fulfilled we usually experience unpleasant feelings, such as unhappiness or depression; this is our own problem because we are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelsang-gyatso/when-our-wishes-are-not-fulfilled-we-usually-experience-unpleasant/)

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

> [“Moreover, painful feelings can only arise and remain in our mind because of our present self-grasping.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelsang-gyatso/moreover-painful-feelings-can-only-arise-and-remain-in-our-mind/)

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

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