28 Quotes by Gyalwa Dokhampa

Our experiences 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.

It is very easy to fall into a state of mind which relies on those things outside of us to determine how we feel inside.

If you want to have peace of mind, you need to listen to your heart or your inner nature. If you want to have peace of mind, you need to listen to your heart or your inner nature.

It’s amazing how often our minds drift in time away from the present into either the future or the past, so developing ways for bringing ourselves back into the moment are very helpful for cultivating the restful mind.

When we hold on too tightly to our attachments we are trying to keep them just as they are, to make them permanent. But nothing in life is permanent.

For many people it is the notion of time that makes them feel restless – that there just aren't enough hours in the day, that they are rushing, either on an hourly or daily basis or that life was somehow better in the past or will be so in the future.

We become tight and constricted in our minds, which can easily lead to agitation and restlessness.

We can’t control the things or people that are external to us, that happen to us, but we can control our own reactions or way of looking at things, so we need never be completely helpless.

To have a restful mind is to relax in your nature.