28 Quotes by Gyalwa Dokhampa

Before any change for the better can take place, a level of understanding is always needed; because without understanding we tend to fall back on the automatic responses and reactions that we have built up over our lives.

Through meditation, difficult thoughts and emotions may well rise up. And through practice, you can meet such emotions with kindness, listen to them, explore them and then really let them go.

Someone who is said to have a big ego is thought to be full of themselves, to lack the ability to listen, to always rush to be at the top of the tree and to think their own ideas are the best.

Habits of the mind also provide our mental framework – the way we see the world

We can become fearless as we let go off our grasp on the fear of failure, because failure too is a perception rather than a reality.

Our experi¬ences and our memories are within us, and the key is to be aware of the lens or the filter, to realise that we can also change the angle, especially when we are feeling agitated or stuck in life, that we can change the record.

Ironically, we often spend a great deal of time and effort trying to control our external conditions, while letting our internal reactions run wild.

Desire also creates a sense of attachment in the mind. Not only are we attached to our way of thinking and of seeing the world, but we become over-attached to the people or things we desire.

Having a roof over your head with enough food to eat is a fundamental need of all humans if they are to achieve happiness.