True happiness is not dependent on external circumstances but on the mind's ability to cultivate gratitude, embrace impermanence, and find peace in the midst of change.

"If you practice compassion, whether you believe in a religion or not, you will come to realize the value of compassion for your own peace of mind. Even a small act of compassion grants meaning and purpose to our lives."- Dalai Lama

Dear Twitter friends, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year best wishes for 2024. May you have good health, with love felt in your heart that inspires you, with acts of kindness to enrich you and your community. I'm grateful for the caring compassion you've shared so thoughtfully.

❤️♥️❤️💛❤️♥️ Today is Valentines Day. It's a perfect day to remember the importance of love in all forms. This includes gratitude within the awareness of the tender love you feel and would like to share. Love brings understanding , appreciation and caring. Believe in love.

This is the beginning of a colorful sacred sand Mandala being created. . Brilliant Geshes and Monks share their Buddhist culture, philosophy, empowerments , healings, blessings and wisdom. They will be in Auburn California for one more week and complete the Mandala.

Japanese farmers rediscover ancient rice-growing technique that boosts production without the need for chemicals. Using ducks instead

The completed VAJRASATTVA Sand Mandala on Saturday February 24th in Auburn California. With an explanation of the Sand Mandala , the Mandala dissolution and closing ceremony.

It's already been a month since this moving performance. Are you still thinking about it? #TracyChapman #LukeCombs #FastCar

#MondayMotivation from His Holiness the #DalaiLama!

Deusa do Amor youtu.be/buf_s1mdrDI?si… via YouTube

My music for the evening, John Lennon. Give peace a chance.

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they are not on your road does not mean they are lost. ~ H.H. the Dalai Lama Art: traditionalartofnepal.com

Yeshe Tsogyal: The Mother of Tibetan Buddhism Imagine being born into royalty in 8th-century Tibet, yet feeling a deeper calling than a life of luxury. This was Yeshe Tsogyal, who would become the first female Lama and is revered as the mother of Tibetan Buddhism. From the

The way to happiness is: Keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, give much. Fill your life with love. Do as you would be done by. The Buddha

“You must not hate those who do wrong or harmful things; but with compassion, you must do what you can to stop them — for they are harming themselves, as well as those who suffer from their actions.” -H.H. The 14th Dalai Lama

RETWEET if you stand with President Zelenskyy against Trump and Vance!

Thank you America, thank you for your support, thank you for this visit. Thank you President Donald J. Trump, Congress, and the American people. Ukraine needs just and lasting peace, and we are working exactly for that.

Tom Hanks Higher spiritual beings are able to compassionately comprehend human nature , human potential and human spiritual transcendence. So there’s hope.

Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche: Simply allow your #thoughts and experiences to come and go without ever grasping at them. #仏 #불 #佛 #Будда #बधाई #Buddha #Bouddha #Buda #Boeddha #Tibet #dharma #meditation #vajrayana #dzogchen #awareness #mindfulness #compassion #happiness #zen #quote