The New Meditation Handbook Quotes

“If true fulfilment cannot be found in worldly pleasures, where can it be found? Happiness is a state of mind, therefore the real source of happiness lies in the mind, not in external circumstances. If our mind is pure and peaceful we shall be happy, regardless of our external conditions.”
― Kelsang Gyatso, The New Meditation Handbook: Meditations to Make Our Life Happy and Meaningful

“What is the ultimate goal of human life? What do we feel is most important for our happiness? Is it having a more attractive body, or lots of money and a good reputation, or fame and power, or excitement and adventure? We may feel that if we could only find the right place to live, the right possessions, the right work, the right friends, the right partner—the right everything—we would be truly happy. Consequently, we put most of our time and energy into trying to rearrange our world in order to achieve these aims. Sometimes this works, but only up to a point, and only for a short time.”
― Kelsang Gyatso, The New Meditation Handbook: Meditations to make our life happy and meaningful

“Meditation is a mind that concentrates on a virtuous object, and that is the main cause of mental peace.”
― Kelsang Gyatso, The New Meditation Handbook: Meditations to make our life happy and meaningful