Nads

“Transforming the mind involves first learning to know it, then identifying how it functions so as to eliminate the three main mental poisons, which are ignorance, desire, and hatred.”
― Dalai Lama XIV, My Spiritual Journey: Personal Reflections, Teachings, and Talks

“When you have an itch, you scratch yourself. But not having an itch at all is better than scratching yourself for a long time.”
― Dalai Lama XIV, My Spiritual Journey: Personal Reflections, Teachings, and Talks

“So what are you going to do differently?”
― Austin Channing Brown, I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness

“Recently, I met a group of American scientists who said that the percentage of mental illness in their country was quite high—about 12 percent of the population. From the discussion, it emerged clearly that the main cause was not lack of material resources but a lack of affection.”
― Dalai Lama XIV, My Spiritual Journey: Personal Reflections, Teachings, and Talks