“Inner peace helps sustain good health, gives rise to happy individuals, happy families, happy communities and ultimately a happy humanity.”
His Holiness the great 14th Dalai Lama
Tag: emotions
Positive Emotions
“It is in the nature of the mind that the more we cultivate and familiarize ourselves with positive emotions, the more powerful they become.”
His Holiness the great 14th Dalai Lama
How to overcome negative emotions?
“Seeing how negative emotions lead to negative consequences can help us overcome them. Just as we can learn how helpful love and compassion can be, we can come to understand that anger, pride, jealousy and arrogance can be detrimental. We need to use reason and human intelligence.”
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
Destructive emotions
“The real destroyer of our peace of mind isn’t an external weapon or enemy, but our own destructive emotions. Neither our friends nor even the Buddha provide an opportunity to practice patience in the way that a hostile person does. And in so doing, an enemy can become our teacher.”
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
Emotional Hygiene
“Modern science doesn’t include a deep understanding of the workings of mind and emotions, but some scientists are showing an interest in finding out. We need to cultivate emotional hygiene — learning how to reduce anger, anxiety and fear. The key is to cultivate peace of mind.”
His Holiness the 14th Dalai lama
Emotional Hygiene
“As we teach children to observe physical hygiene for its health benefits, we need to teach them to cultivate emotional hygiene — to tackle destructive emotions and find peace of mind.”
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
Cultivate positive emotions
“In seeking to find the source of happiness within us, we need a map of our mind and emotions. We need to understand how to manage our emotions, how to counter those that are negative and cultivate those that are positive. That is the way to find peace within.”
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama