“someone places a toy rubber snake in our room, the first time we see it we may believe that it is a… — Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Copy Share Image
We know that we are happy when our mind is peaceful, and unhappy when it is not. It is therefore clear that… — Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Copy Share Image
The moment we let go of our obsessive concern for our own welfare, our mind naturally relaxes and becomes lighter. — Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Copy Share Image
A practice that is suitable for one person is not necessarily suitable for someone else, and a practice that is appropriate for… — Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Copy Share Image
Just as eagles soar through the vast expanse of the sky without meeting any obstructions, needing only minimal effort to maintain their… — Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Copy Share Image
We need to keep a constant watch over our mind and learn to distinguish between the beneficial and harmful thoughts that are… — Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Copy Share Image
Since the real purpose of meditation is to increase our capacity to help others, taking time each day to meditate is not… — Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Copy Share Image
Our mental attitude transforms a situation into either a problem or an opportunity. — Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Copy Share Image
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,… — Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Copy Share Image
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… — Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Copy Share Image
Enlightenment is the inner light of wisdom that is permanently free from all mistaken appearance, and whose function is to bestow mental peace upon… — Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Copy Share Image
Anger is one of the most common and destructive delusions, and it afflicts our mind almost every day. To solve the problem of anger,… — Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Copy Share Image
Whenever we practise meditation, whether or not our meditation is clear, we are performing a virtuous mental action that is a cause of our… — Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Copy Share Image
Right now we have obtained a human rebirth and have the opportunity to attain enlightenment through Dharma practice, so if we waste this precious… — Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Copy Share Image
Since inner peace is the source of all happiness, we can see how important meditation is. — Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Copy Share Image
I have not met one living being that has not been the mother of all the rest. — Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Copy Share Image
All objects whether pleasant, unpleasant or neutral, are mere appearances to the mind just like things experienced in a dream — Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Copy Share Image
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… — Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Copy Share Image
This impure world that we presently experience exists only in relation to our impure mind. — Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Copy Share Image
