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Geshe Kelsang Gyatso is a distinguished Tibetan Buddhist teacher and author, born in 1931. He is recognized for his extensive teachings and writings on the Buddhist path, particularly within the New Kadampa Tradition.

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All Mind Ifs Problem Way World Practice Needs Arise People Helping Suffering Compassion Enlightenment Meditation Real Want Causes Cherish Dharma Inner Peace

Famous Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Quotes

“Since the real purpose of meditation is to increase our capacity to help others, taking time each day to meditate is not selfish. We have to manage our time and energy in such a way that we can be of maximum benefit to others, and to do this we need time alone to recover our strength, collect our thoughts, and see things in perspective”

Source: Eight Steps to Happiness: The Buddhist Way of Loving Kindness

“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.”

“Without inner peace, outer peace is impossible. We all wish for world peace, but world peace will never be acheived unless we first establish peace within our own minds. We can send so-called 'peacekeeping forces' into areas of conflict, but peace cannot be oppossed from the outside with guns. Only by creating peace within our own mind and helping others to do the same can we hope to achieve peace in this world.”

World Mind Firsts Helping Force Wish Peace Impossible Achieve This World Conflict Creating Gun Areas Helping Others Inner Peace Peace Within Peacekeeping Creating Peace

Author:Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

“Only by creating peace within our own mind and helping others to do the same can we hope to achieve peace in this world.”

World Mind Helping Achieve This World Creating Helping Others Peace Within Peacekeeping Creating Peace

Book:Transform Your Life: A Blissful Journey

Source: Transform Your Life: A Blissful Journey

“Developing compassion and wisdom and helping those in need is the true meaning of life.”

Needs Helping Compassion Developing Meaning Of Life True Meaning Those In Need True Meaning Of Life

Book:Transform Your Life: A Blissful Journey

Source: Transform Your Life: A Blissful Journey

“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 help from Sangha.”

Mean Helping Effort Practice Blessing Receiving Refuge Dharma Sangha

Book:Modern Buddhism: The Path of Compassion and Wisdom - Volume 1 Sutra

Source: Modern Buddhism: The Path of Compassion and Wisdom - Volume 1 Sutra

“Just as full sunlight completely dispels all darkness but even a few rays provide a measure of light, so, if we complete the practice of training the mind, we will totally dispel the darkness of our ignorance, but if we engage in only some parts of the practice, this will still help to reduce our ignorance and self-cherishing .”

Ifs Mind Stills Self Helping Light Practice Darkness Ignorance Training Cherish Rays Sunlight Training The Mind

Author:Geshe Kelsang Gyatso