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Thubten Yeshe Biography

Thubten Yeshe (1935–1984) was a Tibetan lama who, while exiled in Nepal, co-founded Kopan Monastery (1969) and the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (1975). He followed the Gelug tradition, and was considered unconventional in his teaching style.

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Examine your own mental attitudes. Become your own therapist.

Attitude, Become, Mental, Mental Attitude, Therapist, Therapists

Knowing your own mind is the solution to all our problems.

Knowing, Mind, Problem, Problems, Solution

Learning to say prayers in a foreign language. . . is not in itself the way to fulfill our highest human potential; there is nothing of transcending value to be gained from substituting one set of cultural conventions for another. People whose practice remains on this superficial level end up with nothing but confusion, not knowing who they are or what they should do.

Conventions, Gained, Knowing, Learning, Potential, Prayer

The fact is that when you are in a clean, clear state of mind you will be free to pay full attention to what you are doing and you will therefore naturally do it well. Problems come when you are not living in a natural state of mind. Then, no matter what you are doing your mind will be on something else.

Attention, Clean, Come, Mind, Pay

No matter how confused or deluded we may be at the moment, the underlying and essential nature of our being is clear and pure

Confused, Deluded, Essentials, Matter, Nature

The mind is very powerful. Therefore, it requires firm guidance. A powerful jet plane needs a good pilot; the pilot of your mind should be the wisdom that understands its nature.

Mind, Nature, Needs, Powerful, Understands

First of all, merely by living a simple life with a heart dedicated to overcoming self-cherishing, we automatically benefit others.

Automatically, Heart, Merely, Self, Simple

When a strong wind blows, the clouds vanish and blue sky appears. Similarly, when the powerful wisdom that understand the nature of the mind arises, the dark clouds of ego disappear.

Appears, Dark, Mind, Nature, Strong, Wisdom

It is precisely because our present life is so inseparably linked with desire that we must make use of desire's tremendous energy if we wish to transform our life into something transcendental.

Desire, Energy, Life, Use, Wish

There's a big difference between being able to explain religion intellectually and transforming that knowledge into spiritual experience.

Able, Difference, Differences, Spiritual, Transforming

Karma is not something complicated or philosophical. Karma means watching your body, watching your mouth, and watching your mind. Trying to keep these three doors as pure as possible is the practice of karma.

Doors, Inspirational, Karma, Philosophical, Pure, Watching

When you check your own mind properly, you stop blaming others for your problems.

Blame, Check, Mind, Problem, Properly

The narrow mind rejects; wisdom accepts.

Accepting, Mind, Narrow, Rejects

Some children are wiser than adults.

Adults, Children, Wiser

It's not just philosophy, not just words; it's knowing how the mind functions; only then can you develop loving-kindness; only then can you become a spiritual person.

Develop, Functions, Kindness, Mind, Philosophy, Spiritual

Be wise. Treat yourself, your mind, sympathetically, with loving kindness. If you are gentle with yourself, you will become gentle with others.

Kindness, Loving, Mind, Treat, Wise

At certain times, a silent mind is very important, but 'silent' does not mean closed. The silent mind is an alert, awakened mind; a mind seeking the nature of reality.

Mean, Nature, Reality, Silent, Times

Meditation does not imply only the development of single-pointed concentration, sitting in some corner doing nothing. Meditation is an alert state of mind, the opposite of sluggishness; meditation is wisdom. You should remain aware every moment of your daily life, fully conscious of what you are doing and how you are doing it.

Aware, Life, Opposites, Remain, Wisdom

Don't think that examining and knowing the nature of your mind is just an Eastern trip. That's a wrong conception. It's your trip.

Examining, Knowing, Mind, Thinking, Trip

Just the idea that you are religious doesn't help at all. It does not help you; it does not help others. In order to really help others, you need to gain knowledge-wisdom.

Gain, Help, Helping Others, Order, Religious

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