Actions for Happiness

09/05/2026

"Before we get too excited by the new digital and A.I. revolutions, let’s recognize that one thing hasn’t changed — our basic anxiety, our insecurity, our ignorance and our search for happiness. And so long as that exists, Buddhism has just as much to offer now as 2,600 years ago. In fact, because Buddhism is not bound by time, place, culture or geography, it can incorporate, adapt and speak to whatever the needs of any people and era are — including those of our A.I. age." — Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche

25/04/2026

"𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘰𝘵. 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘨𝘰, 𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧, 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦.

𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘨𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘬𝘺. 𝘖𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦, 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘦 exist.

𝘞𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺, 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘰, 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘮 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘛𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘚𝘰𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘳. 𝘞𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘥. 𝘞𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘺. 𝘐𝘧 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘺, 𝘸𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘦.

𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘨𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮. 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥, 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺.
𝘞𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘣𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘵. 𝘖𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘵, 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘳𝘪𝘥 𝘰𝘧. 𝘚𝘰 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘳𝘪𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘵, 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘱𝘵 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘨𝘰 𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯."

- 𝘋𝘻𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘢𝘳 𝘑𝘢𝘮𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘒𝘩𝘺𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴𝘦 𝘙𝘪𝘯𝘱𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘦
𝘈 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘰𝘯 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯

25/04/2026

In this age of information overload, protecting your attention is guarding your heart. Consciously reducing your input may be more important than greedily collecting more teachings.

～ Kyabje Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche

在这个信息过载的时代，守护你的注意力就是在守护你的心。有意识地减少摄入，或许比贪婪地收集更多教言更为重要。

～依怙主宗萨蒋扬钦哲仁波切

21/04/2026

We all have the ability to love and be loved. When love comes, nothing can stop you. When fate comes to you, you have to learn to accept it. You may be sitting in Hong Kong now, but your lover is in Bolivia or Peru. Anything can happen. As I said before, this world is impermanent. Of course, love is a very, very beautiful thing, but when you look at your lover now, this may be the last time you meet in your life. If you have an open and tolerant mind, you will accept everything with tolerance, even if he likes to eat raw garlic, because you have the ability to accept everything; even if your lover falls in love with someone else the next day, you are fully prepared mentally. When you are mentally prepared and have the confidence to face everything, the other party becomes insecure. This is the best way to deal with it. It’s like going through a game. Basically, as long as we still have an obsession with feelings, something called “love” will come. When love comes to you, just accept it. But there is no need to be too persistent, because love also means that you will make a lot of compromises. Even with the person you love the most, it is difficult for us to compromise completely. Even if you can easily say that I really love you and I am willing to surrender to you completely, can you really do this? So it eventually became a negotiation. Therefore, love is a very auspicious and blessed word, so I sincerely hope that everyone can find their own love. — Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche 🙏🪷❤️😊

16/04/2026

“The cause of all these sufferings is our fundamental insecurity. We are always wondering whether we exist or not. Our ego, or rather our attachment to the idea of self, is completely insecure about its own existence. Our ego may seem strong but it is actually quite shaky. Of course, we do not ask such questions consciously, but we always have a subconscious feeling of insecurity about whether we exist.

We try to use things such as friends, money, position and power, and all the everyday things that we do, like watching television or going shopping, to somehow prove and confirm our existence. Try sitting alone in a house and doing absolutely nothing. Sooner or later your hands will reach for the remote control or the newspaper. We need to be occupied. We need to be busy. If we are not busy, we feel insecure.

But there is something very strange in all this. The ego searches constantly for distraction, and then the distraction itself becomes a problem. Instead of helping us to feel reassured, it actually increases our insecurity. We get obsessed with the distraction and it develops into another habit. Once it becomes a habit, it is difficult to get rid of. So in order to get rid of this new habit, we have to adopt yet another habit. This is how things go on and on.” Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche.

11/04/2026

Learning, reflection and meditation

Such is the strength of delusion and habitual tendencies that practicing Dharma might initially seem very hard; but these difficulties will gradually subside. Once you have understood the essential point of the teachings, you will experience no hardship or difficulty with the practice. Your efforts will bring you joy. It is like developing any skill - as you master the important points, it becomes progressively easier, you gain increasing confidence, and your capacity and endeavor keep on growing.

Whatever meditation or reflection you have done, it will never be wasted. The benefit it brings will be present in your mindstream at the time of your death, and will help you be reborn in a place where the Dharma flourishes, near an authentic spiritual teacher. Life after life, you will evolve from a mediocre into an average practitioner into an excellent one. The essence of learning is reflection, and the essence of reflection is meditation. As you go deeper into the meaning of the teachings, the wondrous qualities of the Dharma will become ever clearer, like the sun appearing ever brighter the higher you fly.

The sign that you have fully assimilated your learning of the Dharma is that you become peaceful by nature. The sign that you have assimilated your meditation is that you are free of obscuring emotions. As learning leads to reflection and reflection transforms into meditation, your eagerness for the deluded activities of this life will relax, and you will yearn for the Dharma instead.

Anything you do that is in accord with the Dharma, however small or trivial it may seem, will be beneficial. As the 'Sutra of the Wise and the Foolish' says:

Do not take lightly small good deeds,
Believing they can hardly help;
For drops of water one by one
In time can fill a giant pot.

– Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

from the book "The Heart of Compassion: The Thirty-seven Verses on the Practice of a Bodhisattva"

09/04/2026

Matthieu Ricard is a remarkable figure who bridges modern science and Buddhist wisdom.
🌿 Who he is
Born in France (1946), son of philosopher Jean-François Revel
Earned a PhD in molecular biology before leaving science to follow the Dharma
Became a monk under great masters like Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and Kangyur Rinpoche
Close student and translator for Dalai Lama
🧠 Science & Meditation
Matthieu Ricard became widely known through neuroscience research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where his brain activity during meditation showed unusually high levels of positive emotions and compassion. This led to the popular label “the happiest man in the world.”
📚 His teachings
His message is simple yet profound:
Happiness is a skill, not a condition
The mind can be trained through meditation
Altruism and compassion are the foundation of a meaningful life
🌍 Humanitarian work
He founded Karuna-Shechen, a nonprofit supporting education, healthcare, and social services in India, Nepal, and Tibet.
🪷 A reflection inspired by him
“Look within. Train the mind. When the mind is at peace, the world you experience becomes peaceful.”.

What drives someone to abandon a career in molecular biology — working under a Nobel laureate — to spend decades in the Himalayas? Matthieu Ricard, Buddhist ...

09/04/2026

"𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 "𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘢𝘯" 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘋𝘳𝘶𝘬𝘱𝘢 𝘒𝘶𝘯𝘭𝘦𝘺.
𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵.
𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘰𝘣𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥, 𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘝𝘢𝘫𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘻𝘰𝘨𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘯.
𝘐𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘴𝘰.
𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵!
𝘛𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨!
𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦, 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺, 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦!
𝘉𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘯, 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥, 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘭𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘦𝘳!
𝘞𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘢𝘺.
𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨-𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵.
𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨; 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰."

— 𝘋𝘻𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘢𝘳 𝘑𝘢𝘮𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘒𝘩𝘺𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴𝘦 𝘙𝘪𝘯𝘱𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘦

09/04/2026

To understand life, we don’t need to go far—just reflect deeply.

The hospital reminds us that nothing is more beautiful than health.
The prison reminds us that nothing is more precious than freedom.
The cemetery reminds us that nothing is permanent—and that time is truly sacred.

Life is not meaningless—it is fragile, fleeting, and therefore priceless.

The ground we walk on today may one day become our resting place.
So don’t delay your kindness.
Don’t postpone your joy.
Don’t take this moment for granted.

Live gently. Live truthfully. Live now.

Because tomorrow is never promised. 🌿

09/04/2026

In the teachings of Buddhism, this is understood through Dukkha—the subtle truth that all conditioned things are incomplete and ever-changing.
We spend much of our life searching for something that will finally satisfy us—through people, achievements, or experiences. And yet, even the most beautiful moments pass, leaving behind a quiet sense of “something missing.”
This is not a failure of life.
It is the nature of life.
When we deeply understand this, we stop demanding permanence from what is impermanent.
And in that moment, the heart relaxes.
What arises then is not excitement or intensity,
but a simple, steady contentment—
a peace that does not depend on things being perfect. Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse

09/04/2026

99% of the people on this planet are lonely.

No matter how charming you are, how kind you are, or how friendly you are, it doesn’t matter. You are lonely no matter what.

Even though you may be a person who likes to be lively, you are still lonely. Almost 99% of people on this planet are lonely.
John Lennon was lonely, BlackPink was lonely, Sadhguru was lonely, and I am lonely too.

We often hear that humans are social animals and that it is vital for us to interact with others. Social activities seem to be an essential part of our survival. Being exiled from society is almost equivalent to being sentenced to death.

However, the two most important events in life, birth and death, we have to face alone. Except for a very small number of twins who may be born at the same time, most people are alone during these two critical moments.

We don’t even know whether twins can communicate with each other at birth. But what is certain is that most people are alone when they experience birth and death.

What’s even more painful is that even if it’s something seemingly simple, like the bottle of water in front of me, although we are looking at the same bottle of water at the same time, how I look at this bottle of water, what kind of water I see, is something you will never be able to experience.

The bottle of water I see, you can never see, we can only pretend to see the same bottle of water.
This is why there is actually no real basis for consensus between you and me. I have been talking, you have been listening, and then, you try to interpret what I said.

Our communication is an interaction based on assumptions. You listen to what I say, and then I assume that you understand what I say, basically, this is what we call communication.
— Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche