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The Peaceful Stillness of the Silent Mind

By Lama Thubten Yeshe at Melbourne and Sydney Australia 1975 (Archive # 329, Last Updated May 24, 2009)

The Peaceful Stillness of the Silent Mind

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Lama Yeshe on Buddhism:
"Buddhism is not just about one or two small things; it is not some tiny philosophy. Lord Buddha explained the nature of every single phenomenon in the universe."

On Mind:
"At certain times, a silent mind is very important, but 'silent' does not mean closed. The silent mind is an alert, awakened mind; a mind seeking the nature of reality."

On Meditation:
"Meditation is the right medicine for the uncontrolled, undisciplined mind. Meditation is the way to perfect satisfaction. The uncontrolled mind is by nature sick; dissatisfaction is a form of mental illness. What's the right antidote to that? It's knowledge-wisdom; understanding the nature of psychological phenomena; knowing how the internal world functions."

Welcome to the first reprint of the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive’s fourth free book of teachings by Lama Yeshe. As we thought, we’re having as much trouble keeping this title in print as we’ve had with our previous publications, Becoming Your Own Therapist, Make Your Mind an Ocean and The Essence of Tibetan Buddhism, all of which we’ve recently reprinted, the first two in a combined edition. This Peaceful Stillness reprint—plus the recently-published Ego, Attachment and Liberation and Universal Love: The Yoga Method of Buddha Maitreya—brings to almost 215,000 Lama Yeshe books we have published, something we can all rejoice in. Again, I offer sincere and grateful thanks to all those who have made this possible.

The six teachings contained herein come from Lama Yeshe’s 1975 visit to Australia. The first three are a series of consecutive evening lectures Lama gave at Melbourne University. By the third night he thought people had heard enough talk and instead offered a guided meditation. We have indicated the breaks clearly and suggest that instead of reading it straight through, you pause for a few minutes after each paragraph to think about what Lama just said, as he intended.

The last three teachings are public lectures given in Sydney. Again, they are filled with love, insight, wisdom and compassion, and the question-answer sessions Lama loved so much are as dynamic and informative as ever. We hope you’ll enjoy reading these talks as much as we delight in bringing them to you.

Once more, I thank Wendy Cook and Linda Gatter for their kind and helpful editorial suggestions.

—Nicholas Ribush, Editor

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