Leave the mind in its natural, undisturbed state. Don’t follow thoughts of “This is a problem, that is a problem!” Without labeling difficulties as problems, leave your mind in its natural state. In this way, you will stop seeing miserable conditions as problems. Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Every time a problem arises, the essential thing is to immediately become aware that the problem comes from our selfish mind, that it is created by self-cherishing thoughts. As long as you put the blame outside yourself, there can be no happiness. Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Whenever you hear that someone else has been successful, rejoice. Always practice rejoicing for others – whether your friend or your enemy. If you cannot practice rejoicing, no matter how long you live, you will not be happy. Lama Zopa Rinpoche
If you neglect to protect your mind, you can neither close the door to suffering nor open the door to happiness. Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Without the practice of morality, there’s no enlightenment, no liberation from samsara, not even good rebirths in future lives. Lama Zopa Rinpoche
When you cherish others, all your wishes are fulfilled. Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Pilgrimage needs faith. The more faith, the more happiness. Otherwise, you are just like a tourist looking at ruins. Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Less desire means less pain. Lama Zopa Rinpoche
The particular thing that has created the problems of life is the dissatisfied mind of desire, which clings first of all to this life, seeking only the temporary happiness of this life, and then to these eight objects: having comfort, not having discomfort, receiving materials (such as friends and so forth), not liking not to […]
You are not alone because all the time there are numberless buddhas and bodhisattvas surrounding you, everywhere loving you, guiding you, that is what they do. Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Death could come any minute so transform your life into dharma. Lama Zopa Rinpoche
As long as we are in samsara, whatever our lifestyle in the world, it is only suffering. Before we enter that lifestyle, we see samsara as a beautiful park, a pleasant park, but once we are involved in that lifestyle, we experience so many problems. Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Our difficulty is we don’t see things as they really are. Dharma helps us to understand how to see things as they actually are. When we do this, it stops our negative mind, negative projections, and negative emotions. Then our life becomes simpler and more peaceful, and it also gives us a great opportunity to […]
The sun of real happiness shines in your life when you start to cherish others. Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Strong compassion is the foundation that causes you to achieve full enlightenment most quickly. If you want to achieve full enlightenment in order to liberate all sentient beings from suffering and bring them to full enlightenment, the quickest way is to generate strong compassion. Lama Zopa Rinpoche
If we always turn our mind to virtue, we always experience happiness as a result. Lama Zopa Rinpoche
What is it that makes your life easy and free of confusion and problems? What is the source of all happiness and peace? What brings happiness and peace into your daily life and all happiness up to enlightenment, allowing you to bring happiness and peace to numberless sentient beings? It’s your attitude. Lama Zopa Rinpoche
By renouncing samsara, we renounce our habitual grasping, unhappy minds. And by renouncing samsara, we embrace our potential for enlightenment. Lama Zopa Rinpoche
So, from now on, what am I going to do? Instead of cherishing myself I’m going to cherish only other sentient beings and with my three doors of body, speech, and mind I am going to work to bring the greatest benefit to other sentient beings. Decide that this is what you are going to […]
Like molding dough in your hand, you can definitely turn your mind whichever way you want. Lama Zopa Rinpoche
