Thubten Yeshe Quotes

#1. No matter how confused or deluded we may be at the moment, the underlying and essential nature of our being is clear and pure

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#2. First of all, merely by living a simple life with a heart dedicated to overcoming self-cherishing, we automatically benefit others.

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#3. Don't think that examining and knowing the nature of your mind is just an Eastern trip. That's a wrong conception. It's your trip.

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#4. It's not just philosophy, not just words; it's knowing how the mind functions; only then can you develop loving-kindness; only then can you become a spiritual person.

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#5. We completely deny the existence of a self-existent I, or a permanent, independent soul. Every aspect of your body and mind is impermanent: changing, changing, changing ...

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#6. Just the idea that you are religious doesn't help at all. It does not help you; it does not help others. In order to really help others, you need to gain knowledge-wisdom.

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#7. Prepare yourself to be employable.

Katie Couric

#8. Meditation is the way we realize the nature of the mind.

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#9. It is precisely because our present life is so inseparably linked with desire that we must make use of desire's tremendous energy if we wish to transform our life into something transcendental.

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#10. Many people will find this book disrespectful. There is nothing amusing about being dead, they will say. Ah, but there is.

Mary Roach

#11. Dishonesty is like a boomerang. About the time you think all is well, it hits you in the back of the head.

H. Jackson Brown Jr.

#12. Knowing your own mind is the solution to all our problems.

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#13. Some children are wiser than adults.

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#14. It is a simple truth that if we identify ourselves as being fundamentally pure, strong, and capable we will actually develop these qualities, but if we continue to think of ourselves as dull and foolish, that is what we will become.

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#15. When a strong wind blows, the clouds vanish and blue sky appears. Similarly, when the powerful wisdom that understand the nature of the mind arises, the dark clouds of ego disappear.

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#16. Be blissful and enjoy your life; do not let yourself become obsessed with anything. Determine to use the rest of your life to benefit others as much as possible.

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#17. Buddhist meditation doen't necessarily mean sitting cross-legged with your eyes closed. Simply observing how your mind is responding to the sense world as you go about your business - walking, talking, shopping, whatever - can be a really perfect meditation and bring a perfect result.

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#18. Big ideas developed in a vacuum are doomed from the start. Feedback is the essential tool for building and growing a successful company.

Jay Samit

#19. One action produces a reaction; that is karma.

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#20. Liberals need to take the advice they routinely give to conservatives: that there are consequences to their divisive rhetoric, and that in their attempts to score political points, they are also inciting violence.

Gary Bauer

#21. Now the only way you can serve God on earth is by serving others.

Rick Warren

#22. The mind is very powerful. Therefore, it requires firm guidance. A powerful jet plane needs a good pilot; the pilot of your mind should be the wisdom that understands its nature.

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#23. When you check your own mind properly, you stop blaming others for your problems.

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#24. Your mind is your religion.

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#25. Be wise. Treat yourself, your mind, sympathetically, with loving kindness. If you are gentle with yourself, you will become gentle with others.

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#26. The narrow mind rejects; wisdom accepts.

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#27. At certain times, a silent mind is very important, but 'silent' does not mean closed. The silent mind is an alert, awakened mind; a mind seeking the nature of reality.

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#28. Examine your own mental attitudes. Become your own therapist.

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#29. The Russian revolution was to an unprecedented degree the cause of the proletariat of the whole world becoming more revolutionary.

Karl Liebknecht

#30. Karma is not something complicated or philosophical. Karma means watching your body, watching your mouth, and watching your mind. Trying to keep these three doors as pure as possible is the practice of karma.

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