The Essence of Tibetan Buddhism - The Three Principal Aspects to the Path and Introduction to Tantra Quotes

“I’m saying that if you want to be happy, eradicate your attachment; cut your concrete concepts. The way to cut them is not troublesome—just change your attitude; switch your attitude, that’s all. It’s not really a big deal! It’s really skillful, reasonable. The way Buddhism explains this is reasonable. It’s not something in which you have to super-believe. I’m not saying you have to try to be a superwoman or superman. It’s reasonable and logical. Simply changing your attitude eliminates your concrete concepts.”
― Lama Thubten Yeshe, The Essence of Tibetan Buddhism: The Three Principal Aspects of the Path and An Introduction to Tantra

“Many people, even in this country, have material problems because they are concerned for only themselves. Even though society offers many good situations, they are still in the preta realm. I think so, isn’t it? You are living in America but you’re still living in the preta realm—of the three lower realms, the hungry ghost realm; you are still living in the hungry ghost realm.”
― Lama Thubten Yeshe, The Essence of Tibetan Buddhism: The Three Principal Aspects of the Path and An Introduction to Tantra

“Don’t think about Buddhist terminology; don’t think about what the books say or anything like that. Just ask yourself simply, “How, at this moment, do I interpret myself?” That’s all.”
― Lama Thubten Yeshe, The Essence of Tibetan Buddhism: The Three Principal Aspects of the Path and An Introduction to Tantra

“According to the Buddhist point of view, there is no human problem that cannot be solved by human beings.”
― Lama Thubten Yeshe, The Essence of Tibetan Buddhism: The Three Principal Aspects of the Path and An Introduction to Tantra