Buddhist psychology.

Buddhist psychology enumerates six fundamental delusions, which frustrate and disturb the peace of the human mind and cause it to become restless: attachment, anger, ignorance, pride, deluded doubt and holding distorted views. These are mental, not external phenomena. So, when Lord Buddha taught people how to overcome these delusions, he emphasized the necessity of understanding their nature, not simply belief and faith. Without investigating your mind and developing introspective knowledge-wisdom it is not possible to develop such understanding. 

~ Lama Thubten Yeshe

Our fundamental nature is intrinsic.

Our fundamental nature is intrinsic. No sane, intelligent human being is impeded from being in touch with this basic nature. There is no one standing between you and it, no one is appearing like a mara to perform dances of distraction. At any given moment, each one of you — even with no understanding of Buddhism — has the natural potential to realize you are completely and inseparably united with your intrinsic wisdom nature. You have never been separate from it for a moment. It is not a sometimes-there-sometimes-not quality or an adornment that’s been attached or added on to you.

~ Khandro Rinpoche

The Mind Is Like Space

The essential nature of the mind is like space. There is no such thing as a mind that truly exists or a mind that is inherently established even though we might find reasonings, scriptures, or experience to the contrary. Mind is empty. Our ordinary mind, however, becomes confused in thinking that things really exist. The nature of our mind is emptiness, but not a blankness, not the result of mere negation: emptiness is also radiant clarity, the basis for the appearances of both samsara and nirvana. The mind is like space and it also has a clear and knowing aspect, which allows us to say, “This is space.” Resting in mind’s empty, clear nature, we will be at ease as we move along the path of practice.

~ 17th Karmapa

Don't give up!

Unfortunately a number of practitioners have low self-esteem. They think, "It's impossible for me to achieve Buddhahood, it only happens to others. I have such a distracted mind, a mind full of disturbing emotions. There is just no way that I can achieve omniscience and benefit countless beings. It's just impossible for me to even contemplate such a thing."

There are numerous ways to overcome this low self-esteem. One such way is to read the biographies of the many past practitioners of Buddhism who've achieved Buddhahood. Many of them met with far more challenges in their lives than we're currently experiencing in ours.

Even Shakyamuni Buddha, before he reached enlightenment, had far worse rebirths than we're experiencing now. He also once had far stronger disturbing emotions than we currently have. He even once carried out far more destructive actions than we've ever done in this life. But based on his Buddha-nature he managed to achieve enlightenment.

We must develop great self-confidence, we must sincerely believe, "I have Buddha-nature. I can do it. If Shakyamuni Buddha did, so can I." Now this is very different from pride - that puffed up, arrogant state of mind that causes problems for ourselves and others. So while we have great self-confidence in the fact that we can become a Buddha, instead of pride, our actions must remain humble.

~ Chamtrul Rinpoche

The Original Pure Land

Padmasambhava is to be inseparable from the primordial nature.

His Copper-Colored Mountain buddhafield is the purity of your personal experience.

May everyone be born in this original pure land,

The uncontrived natural state of indivisible appearance and awareness.

~ Chokgyur Lingpa