“At each point in our lives, we are at a crossroads. We are the fruit of our past and we are the architects of our future... If you want to know your past, look at your present circumstances. If you want to know your future, look at what is in your mind.” IfsKnowsWantMindLooksPastOur LivesCircumstancesFruitOur FutureArchitectOur PastYour FutureYour PastCrossroadsReinvention Author:Matthieu Ricard
“We deal with our mind from morning until evening. This mind can be our best friend or our worst enemy. We should do everything we can to improve outer circumstances - remedying poverty, inequalities, conflicts, and so on - while also doing our best to achieve a state of mind that give us the inner resources to deal with the ups and downs of life.” GivingShouldMindStatesDealsEnemyPovertyMorningAchieveWorstCircumstancesConflictResourcesInequalityEveningState Of MindUps & DownsWorst Enemy Author:Matthieu Ricard
“I don't often get into a bad mood, since it does not help anything and clouds my judgment, but I can certainly see that sometimes things go terribly wrong. We need to understand the reasons for this and work towards building new conditions that will bring about better circumstances.” NeedsDoeI CanSometimesReasonHelpingConditionsBuildingCircumstancesJudgmentCloudsMoodBad Mood Author:Matthieu Ricard
“When faced with adverse circumstances, if you can do something, do it and there is not need to worry. If you can't do anything, then there is no point to worry. So in either case, worrying is an added suffering. But this does not mean of course that we should not be unhappy about injustice, abuse and other kinds of behavior that brings suffering upon others.” IfsNeedsShouldKindMeanDoeSufferingCoursesCan DoCasesWorryCircumstancesBehaviorAbuseInjusticeUnhappyNo PointCan Do SomethingAdverse Author:Matthieu Ricard
“The basic root of happiness lies in our minds; outer circumstances are nothing more than adverse or favourable.” MindLyingSufferingMeditationBuddhismCircumstancesMindfulnessRootsAdverseMeditation Mindfulness Author:Matthieu Ricard
