“As Shantideva says, suffering has many good qualities because it purifies our negative karma, increases our renunciation and compassion, reduces our pride, and helps us to overcome our bad mental habits. If we think in this way we will feel that difficult circumstances are our best friends. When our mind is balanced in this way it becomes as stable as Mount Meru, and nothing can cause it to shake.” IfsThinkingWayFeelsMindHelpingSufferingCausesDifficultQualityCompassionPrideFriendsHabitBalanceCircumstancesNegativeOvercomingIncreaseKarmaShakesStableBalancedRenunciationGood QualityDifficult CircumstancesNegative Karma Author:Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
“No matter how many possessions we acquire, they will not provide us with any lasting happiness and freedom. On the contrary, it is often our pursuit of material possessions that causes our problems. If we want ultimate happiness and freedom from suffering, we must engage in the supreme practices of training the mind. There is no other way.” IfsWayWantMindMatterProblemHappinessSufferingCausesFreedomPracticeMaterialsTrainingUltimatePossessionContraryPursuitSupremeAcquireLastingWant UMaterial PossessionsLasting HappinessTraining The MindUltimate Happiness Author:Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
“Happiness and suffering are states of mind, and so their main causes cannot be found outside the mind.” MindStatesSufferingFoundCausesState Of Mind Book:Transform Your Life: A Blissful Journey Source: Transform Your Life: A Blissful Journey
“Whenever we practise meditation, whether or not our meditation is clear, we are performing a virtuous mental action that is a cause of our future happiness and peace of mind.” MindActionCausesClearMeditationPerformingPeace Of MindOur FutureVirtuousPractiseFuture Happiness Book:Modern Buddhism: The Path of Compassion and Wisdom - Volume 1 Sutra Source: Modern Buddhism: The Path of Compassion and Wisdom - Volume 1 Sutra
“The cause of happiness and the solution to our problems do not lie in knowledge of material things. Happiness and suffering are states of mind, and so their main causes cannot be found outside the mind. If we want to be truly happy and free from suffering, we must learn how to control our mind.” IfsWantMindStatesProblemLyingSufferingFoundCausesMaterialsSolutionsState Of MindMaterial ThingsTruly Happy Author:Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
