Quotes by Tibetan authors
No one can avoid death; it is inevitable. Therefore, I should create in my mind a kind of willingness and accepting for that event without any fear.
Lobsang Tenzin
Former Sikyong of the Central Tibetan Administration
People forget who they are; they always remain with an identity which is not the real self. It is just a projected self which does not exist, but they identify with this projected self appearance.
Lobsang Tenzin
Former Sikyong of the Central Tibetan Administration
Dying peacefully means to avoid any immediate cause for anger, fear, or strong desire.
Lobsang Tenzin
Former Sikyong of the Central Tibetan Administration
We will discover through our own experience that this precious mind of love is the real wish-granting jewel, because it fulfills the pure wishes of both ourself and all living beings.
Kelsang Gyatso
Monastic
For a person who is very much involved with the institution of religion but has lost the religious spirit, the 'religion' label is the real threat to liberty.
Lobsang Tenzin
Former Sikyong of the Central Tibetan Administration
The purpose of meditation is to make our mind calm and peaceful. If our mind is peaceful, we will be free from worries and mental discomfort, and so we will experience true happiness. But if our mind is not peaceful, we will find it very difficult to be happy, even if we are living in the very best conditions.
Kelsang Gyatso
Monastic
To learn means by practice, by inquiring, by analyzing to find out what is, not what was.
Lobsang Tenzin
Former Sikyong of the Central Tibetan Administration
We shall have to practise to lead our life on the basis of our needs, not under the influence of our greed.
Lobsang Tenzin
Former Sikyong of the Central Tibetan Administration
Interreligious dialogue is extremely important for religious people as well as secular people or non-believers. They should participate, and they should be encouraged to have interreligious dialogue, because dialogue is a channel or an instrument to promote intimacy between individual.
Lobsang Tenzin
Former Sikyong of the Central Tibetan Administration
Non-violence is the essence of the entire Buddha's teaching, and the practice of non-violence is the entire essence of the practice of Buddha dharma, Buddhist spirituality, in one's life.
Lobsang Tenzin
Former Sikyong of the Central Tibetan Administration
To meditate is to familiarise our mind constantly and thoroughly with a virtuous object.
Kelsang Gyatso
Monastic
Every living being has the potential to become a Buddha: someone who has completely purified his or her mind of all faults and limitations and has brought all good qualities to perfection.
Kelsang Gyatso
Monastic
Usually, we find it difficult to control our mind. It seems as if our mind is like a balloon in the wind - blown here and there by external circumstances.
Kelsang Gyatso
Monastic
I do not think any religion encourages intolerance. Intolerance is the biggest mental defilement, and every religion tries to remove this defilement. So we must understand that whenever there is intolerance, this comes from an irreligious mind. It is not created by religion, and it is not in the mind of the religious person.
Lobsang Tenzin
Former Sikyong of the Central Tibetan Administration
Everyone needs an open mind and an accepting heart. With a combination of these two aspects, you will be able to communicate sensibly.
Lobsang Tenzin
Former Sikyong of the Central Tibetan Administration
Every religion or every philosophy is an outcome of the human search for liberation.
Lobsang Tenzin
Former Sikyong of the Central Tibetan Administration
Because all the thought processes are limited, they are conditioned, and the thought does not touch directly with the reality, the truth; thoughts only grasps at the image of the truth.
Lobsang Tenzin
Former Sikyong of the Central Tibetan Administration
If you are able to see the interrelatedness of mind and body, sensitivity towards your body becomes much sharper. Therefore, maintaining of good health also becomes easier.
Lobsang Tenzin
Former Sikyong of the Central Tibetan Administration
Do not lose your independent mind, unconditioned mind. You have by nature a very powerful mind. You can find everything for yourself; you can know everything for yourself.
Lobsang Tenzin
Former Sikyong of the Central Tibetan Administration
Communication will bring understanding and understanding will cause harmonious mutual relationships which can establish peace and stability.
Lobsang Tenzin
Former Sikyong of the Central Tibetan Administration
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