Introduction to Buddhism Quotes

“The main cause of enlightenment is bodhichitta, and the root of bodhichitta is compassion.”
― Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, Eight Steps to Happiness: The Buddhist Way of Loving Kindness

“The only thing that will never deceive us is the attainment of full enlightenment.”
― Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, Eight Steps to Happiness: The Buddhist Way of Loving Kindness

“It is very difficult to find people who hold pure and correct views;”
― Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, Eight Steps to Happiness: The Buddhist Way of Loving Kindness

“confusing worldly pleasure with real happiness only binds us more tightly to samsara.”
― Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, Eight Steps to Happiness: The Buddhist Way of Loving Kindness

“he saw clearly that there is no true happiness in samsara,”
― Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, Eight Steps to Happiness: The Buddhist Way of Loving Kindness

“Delusions are just bad mental habits, and like all habits they can be broken.”
― Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, Eight Steps to Happiness: The Buddhist Way of Loving Kindness

“Even though our delusions are deeply ingrained, they are not an intrinsic part of our mind”
― Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, Eight Steps to Happiness: The Buddhist Way of Loving Kindness

“Everyone wants to be happy and no one wants to suffer, but very few people understand the real causes of happiness and suffering.”
― Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, Eight Steps to Happiness: The Buddhist Way of Loving Kindness

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― Gueshe Kelsang Gyatso, Introducción al budismo: Una presentación del modo de vida budista

“Since we regard our self or I as so very precious and important, we exaggerate our own good qualities and develop an inflated view of ourself. Almost anything can serve as a basis for this arrogant mind, such as our appearance, possessions, knowledge, experiences, or status. If we make a witty remark we think, “I’m so clever!” or if we have traveled around the world we feel that this automatically makes us a fascinating person. We can even develop pride on the basis of things we should be ashamed of, such as our ability to deceive others, or on qualities that we only imagine we possess. On the other hand we find it very hard to accept our mistakes and shortcomings. We spend so much time contemplating our real or imagined good qualities that we become oblivious to our faults. In reality our mind is full of gross delusions but we ignore them and may even fool ourself into thinking that we do not have such repulsive minds. This is like pretending that there is no dirt in our house after sweeping it under the rug.”
― Kelsang Gyatso, Eight Steps to Happiness: The Buddhist Way of Loving Kindness