22/12/2025
✨”It is very important to be able to distinguish unpeaceful states of mind from peaceful states.
States of mind that disturb our inner peace, such as anger, jealousy and desirous attachment, are called ‘delusions’.
These are the principal causes of all our suffering. We may think that our suffering is caused by other people, by poor material conditions, or by society, but in reality it all comes from our own deluded states of mind.
The essence of Dharma practice is to reduce and eventually to completely eradicate our delusions, and to replace them with peaceful, virtuous states of mind. This is the main purpose of training in meditation.”
from Introduction to Buddhism by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.
