Kelsang Gyatso Quotes

We know that we are happy when our mind is peaceful, and unhappy when it is not. It is therefore clear that our happiness depends upon our having a peaceful mind and not on good external conditions. Even if our external conditions are poor, if we maintain a peaceful mind all the time we shall always be happy.

Not every sky will be blue and not every day is springtime. So on the spiritual path a person learns to find this kind of happiness without needing nice things to happen on the outside. Rather, you find happiness by being who you really are. This isn't mystical. Young children are happy being who they are. The trick is to regain such a state when you are grown and have seen the light and dark sides of life.

Everybody wants a happy life and a peaceful mind, but we have to produce peace of mind through our own practice.

I believe joy is a spiritual practice we have to work at.

One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.

Peace, truthfully, is how you feel inside.

That peace which is within us, we must experience it. And if we are searching for peace outside we will never find the peace within.

One must realise his Self in order to open the store of unalloyed happiness.

But my happiness in this world - my level of peace - is never going to be dictated by acting.

If we have not peace within ourselves, it is in vain to seek it from outward sources.

Happiness, true happiness, is an inner quality. It is a state of mind. If your mind is at peace, you are happy. If your mind is at peace, but you have nothing else, you can be happy. If you have everything the world can give - pleasure, possessions, power - but lack peace of mind, you can never be happy.

The resolved mind hath no cares.

When you've seen beyond yourself, then you may find, peace of mind is waiting there.

Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.

The noblest mind the best contentment has

Peace-not passion, not personal possessions, not personal accomplishments nor happiness-is one of the greatest blessings a man can receive.

One day you'll have a quiet heart.

You cannot find it anywhere, because it is located inside you... happiness is your natural state.

[T]hat is the true function of meditation: to create a space in you where you can be rich, infinitely rich, utterly peaceful, absolutely ecstatic.

True peace is a quality you carry within yourself, regardless of external circumstances.

Since we desire the true happiness that is brought about by a calm mind, and such peace of mind arises only from having a compassionate attitude, we need to make a concerted effort to develop compassion.

To come back to the secret of inner peace, our questioning and doubting mind is always wanting in peace. Our loving and dedicated heart is always flooded with inner peace.

I firmly believe that in every situation, no matter how difficult, God extends grace greater than the hardship, and strength and peace of mind that can lead us to a place higher than where we were before.

Turn the mind inward and cease thinking of yourself as the body; thereby you will come to know that the self is ever happy. Neither grief nor misery is experienced in this state.