The Story of Buddha

"Geshe Kelsang Gyatso is a highly respected meditation master and scholar of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition.” –Spirituality &Health

“Geshe Kelsang Gyatso illuminates the very heart of Buddhist thought and practice.” –Booklist

“Geshe Kelsang Gyatso has proven to be a popular and accessible authority” –Library Journal

Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, is a world renowned Buddhist meditation master who has pioneered the introduction of modern Buddhism into contemporary society.  He is the author of 21 books including Introduction to Buddhism and Modern Buddhism.
Geshe Kelsang has founded over 1200 Kadampa Buddhist centers throughout the world.  He is also the founder of the International Kadampa Schools Project, which was inaugurated in September 2012 with the opening of the first International Kadampa Primary School in Derbyshire, England.

We should know that although we want to be happy all the time we do not know how to do this, and we are always destroying our own happiness by developing anger, negative views and negative intentions.
We are always trying to escape from problems, even in our dreams, but we do not know how to free ourself from suffering and problems. Because we do not understand the real nature of things, we are always creating our own suffering and problems by developing and maintaining anger, uncontrolled desire, jealousy and ignorance .
We need to practice Buddha’s teachings because there is no other real method to solve our problems of anger, uncontrolled desire, jealousy and ignorance. I am encouraging everyone, including children, to learn some important practical teachings of Buddha so that people can experience happiness all the time and can solve their daily human problems.
For this purpose I have prepared Buddhism for Children levels 1 – 4. The teachings of Buddha presented in these booklets are designed for children, but anyone who studies and practices these teachings will find a meaningful life.
-Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

The prince immediately went to his parents and told them,
"I wish to go to a peaceful place in the forest where I can train in deep meditation and quickly attain full enlightenment.  Once I have attained enlightenment  I will give happiness to all living beings and epecially to you. So now I am requesting your permission to leave the palace."