What is the great fire that rages when we approach too closely to others? Terrible anger that cannot bear even the smallest challenge. The second of the root klesha is anger. Sensory fixation may be the most pervasive destroyer of human happiness, but anger is the most immediate. One …
Who are the most evil of all beings in the world? Those who use their strength and power as a means of harming others – Kalsang Gyatso, the seventh Dalai Lama We tend to think of power as a problem only of the rich and mighty, but in fact we …
Who seem most beautiful to the worldly, samsaric people? Those who act sweetly and give their words like candy. – Kalsang Gyatso, the seventh Dalai Lama Here the seventh Dalai lama seems almost to laugh at the gullible nature of most humans, for they generally look to style rather than …
What is like a smelly fart that, although invisible, is obvious? One’s own faults, that are precisely as obvious as the effort made to hide them. – Kelsang Gyatso, the seventh Dalai Lama Ordinary people try to hide their faults and show what they think of as their good qualities. …
“What is the great ocean most difficult to leave forever? The three realms of cyclic existence, which toss in waves of pain.” – Kelsang Gyatso, the seventh Dalai Lama The “three realms of cyclic existence” refers to the three dimensions of unenlightened life, known as the realm of the senses(desire), …
