If we transform our ordinary mind into love and compassion we will naturally act in a positive way.
Geshe Kelsang GyatsoPracticing Dharma is the supreme method for improving the quality of our human life.
Geshe Kelsang GyatsoWe should understand that our problems do not exist outside of ourself, but are part of our mind that experiences unpleasant feelings.
Geshe Kelsang GyatsoWe need to keep a constant watch over our mind and learn to distinguish between the beneficial and harmful thoughts that are arising moment by moment. Those who are able to do this are truly wise.
Geshe Kelsang GyatsoPride is a mental factor causing us to feel higher or superior to others. Even our study of dharma can be the occasion for the delusion of pride to arise if we think our understanding is superior to that of everyone else. Pride is harmful because it prevents us from accepting fresh knowledge from a qualified teacher. Just as a pool of water cannot collect on the tip of a mountain, so too a reservoir of understanding cannot be established in a mind falsely elevated by pride.
Geshe Kelsang Gyatso