The Dalai Lama’s Cat and the Claw of Attraction Quotes

“all we perceive may not be as solid as we believe it to be. Illusion-like.”
― David Michie, The Dalai Lama’s Cat and the Claw of Attraction

“inner growth isn’t only possible – it’s essential, if we really wish to help others.”
― David Michie, The Dalai Lama’s Cat and the Claw of Attraction

“We do whatever we can, but what other people think is outside our control.”
― David Michie, The Dalai Lama’s Cat and the Claw of Attraction

“Depression is a form of hatred. Instead of hating others for causing us pain, we hate ourselves.”
― David Michie, The Dalai Lama’s Cat and the Claw of Attraction

“Outrage is an unpleasant emotion,”
― David Michie, The Dalai Lama’s Cat and the Claw of Attraction

“when we focus our compassionate attention on others, we, ourselves, are the first to benefit.”
― David Michie, The Dalai Lama’s Cat and the Claw of Attraction

“Nothing comes from nothing. Everything is in constant change.”
― David Michie, The Dalai Lama’s Cat and the Claw of Attraction

“Everything is in a state of constant change.”
― David Michie, The Dalai Lama’s Cat and the Claw of Attraction

“bodhichitta. The wish to attain enlightenment to free others from suffering.”
― David Michie, The Dalai Lama’s Cat and the Claw of Attraction

“the true cause of happiness, which is to give happiness to others.”
― David Michie, The Dalai Lama’s Cat and the Claw of Attraction

“If we are constantly yearning for material things that we don’t have, then our happiness is always around the corner.”
― David Michie, The Dalai Lama’s Cat and the Claw of Attraction

“There is this city of Brahman and in it there is a small shrine in the form of a lotus, and within can be found a small space,” she quoted. “This little space within the heart is as great as this vast universe. The heavens and earth are there, and the sun and the moon and the stars; fire and lightning and wind are there, and all that now is and is not yet – all that is contained within it.”
― David Michie, The Dalai Lama’s Cat and the Claw of Attraction

“What we see in the beings around us reflects our own subjective minds more than any objective reality, however it may seem.”
― David Michie, The Dalai Lama’s Cat and the Claw of Attraction

“Nothing is permanent. Especially not the contents of our mind. The most negative circumstances can give rise to the most transcendent of outcomes.”
― David Michie, The Dalai Lama’s Cat and the Claw of Attraction