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Kelsang Gyatso is a Buddhist monk, meditation teacher, scholar, and author. He is the founder and former spiritual director of the New Kadampa Tradition-International Kadampa Buddhist Union , an "entirely independent" modern Buddhist order that presents itself to be a tradition based on the teachings of the Gelugpa tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, which has grown to become a worldwide Buddhist organisation and currently claims to have 1200 centers and branches in 40 countries around the world.Kelsang Gyatso is known among students of Buddhism for establishing the NKT and for his books which outline what he sees as key aspects of the Gelugpa tradition. He has become known for elevating the status of Dorje Shugden, by claiming Shugden's appearance is enlightened. Wikipedia  

✵ 1931
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Famous Kelsang Gyatso Quotes

“Learning to cherish others is the best solution to our daily problems, and it is the source of all our future happiness and good fortune.”

Kelsang Gyatso

Modern Buddhism: The Path of Compassion and Wisdom (2011)

“Enlightenment is the inner light of wisdom that is permanently free from all mistaken appearance, and whose function is to bestow mental peace upon each and every living being every day.”

Kelsang Gyatso

Modern Buddhism: The Path of Compassion and Wisdom (2011)

“Buddha's teachings are scientific methods to solve the problems of all living beings permanently.”

Kelsang Gyatso

Modern Buddhism: The Path of Compassion and Wisdom (2011)

“The solution to all the problems of daily life is to cherish others.”

Kelsang Gyatso

Transform Your Life: A Blissful Journey (2001)

“Today we can see many different forms of Buddhism, such as Zen and Theravada Buddhism. All these different aspects are practices of Buddha's teachings, and all are equally precious; they are just different presentations.”

Kelsang Gyatso

Modern Buddhism: The Path of Compassion and Wisdom (2011)

“Happiness and suffering are states of mind and so their main causes are not to be found outside the mind.”

Kelsang Gyatso

Modern Buddhism: The Path of Compassion and Wisdom (2011)

Kelsang Gyatso Quotes

“Without inner peace, outer peace is impossible.”

Kelsang Gyatso

Transform Your Life: A Blissful Journey (2001) ISBN 9780978906740

“We all wish for world peace, but world peace will never be achieved unless we first establish peace within our own minds.”

Kelsang Gyatso

Transform Your Life: A Blissful Journey (2001)

“Our mind is like a field, and performing actions is like sowing seeds in that field.”

Kelsang Gyatso

Modern Buddhism: The Path of Compassion and Wisdom (2011)

“We should understand that our problems do not exist outside of ourself, but are part of our mind that experiences unpleasant feelings.”

Kelsang Gyatso

Modern Buddhism: The Path of Compassion and Wisdom (2011) ISBN 9781616060060

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