"Contentment is a wealth that gives the highest satisfaction, and we can gain it simply by mining our own mental resources, and knowing our own mind. We can cultivate the perspective that what we have is enough. We can see that we do not actually need more than we already have, and can be completely satisfied with that." (Gyalwa Karmapa)
"If in our minds we are joyful and peaceful, then this will show in the way we use our bodies and speech." (Gyalwa Karmapa)
"In order to meditate, it is very important to first identify what we are meditating on. If we meditate without identifying that, there is the danger it will become idiot meditation or idiot Dharma. If we do not first fully comprehend through listening and contemplating the meaning of what we are meditating on, how can we practice?" (Gyalwa Karmapa)
"Much of our work is based on the use of our brains, by which I mean our intelligence. But compassion is something that arises or is present at a much deeper level of the mind, very much just as the roots of a tree - unlike its branches - are present within and beneath the ground." (Gyalwa Karmapa)
"On a day when the wind is perfect, the sail just needs to open and the world is full of beauty. Today is such a day." (Gyalwa Karmapa)
"One of the attributes of Buddhahood is that the way things appear and the way things are, or their true nature, are no longer different or distinct from one another." (Gyalwa Karmapa)
"Our existence is always based on and dependent on our relationship to and the existence of others." (Gyalwa Karmapa)
"The main purpose of dharma practice is to transform your mind." (Gyalwa Karmapa)
"The past is over - it’s already done. We don’t know what’s going to happen in the future. So the only time that we have is now." (Gyalwa Karmapa)
"To secure our own happiness and causes of happiness, we must first act to create wholesome causes of happiness. We must create virtue. We must engage in good conduct. We must generate wholesome attitudes. These are important." (Gyalwa Karmapa)
"We mistakenly believe that our welfare, our wellbeing, is utterly independent from the well-being of others. Based on that, we have decided my welfare alone is important and the welfare of others is unimportant." (Gyalwa Karmapa)
"We must ask the question, 'What is actually going to do us good? What can we do that will actually be of benefit to ourselves?' Certainly, it is obvious that to callously and selfishly ignore the welfare of others and attempt to achieve our own well-being does not really help us. In fact, it harms us." (Gyalwa Karmapa)
"We need to concern ourselves with the wellbeing of all beings that surround us and of all living things because we depend upon them and we cannot really separate our welfare from theirs." (Gyalwa Karmapa)
"When, because of external or internal circumstances there comes some sort of a change, we need to be able to go along with that change. So whatever happens, we go with the flow of events. If we are able to do this, then in our own mind we can be more relaxed. We can be more expansive. When we go along with that we can be comfortable, relaxed and spacious in our minds. If we are able to do this then we are able to be happy, and to have a comfortable and content life." (Gyalwa Karmapa)
"When I have difficulties, I feel like sometimes it's good to just close the door, relax a little bit, let my mind be a little bit looser and more spacious. I feel that this is helpful, and this is probably something that will be helpful for you as well." (Gyalwa Karmapa)
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