In the freshness of the present moment, past is gone, future is not yet born, and—if one remains in pure mindfulness and freedom—disturbing thoughts arise and go without leaving a trace. That is basic meditation.

It's not the magnitude of the task that matters, it's the magnitude of our courage.

The goal of meditation is precisely to make your mind smooth and manageable so that it can be concentrated or relaxed at will; and especially to free it from the tyranny of mental afflictions and confusion

The Dalai Lama has been extremely interested in science since his childhood.

Changing your attitude has a curative effect... Maybe you can go directly to a change of mind, a change of attitude.

A big part of pain is the subjective reaction of trying to revolt against pain. If it's there, it's better to deal with it. Most of it is "I cannot stand it," and that component is enhancing pain so much.

We vastly underestimate the power of transformation of mind.