“Happiness and suffering are states of mind and so their main causes can not be found outside the mind.” Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
We tend to think if we encounter difficult people or stressful situations that it is impossible to stay calm and peaceful in such situations. If we entertain the concept that our state of mind has more to do with our experience than the external condition we become deeply invested in making our mind positive so we can learn to transform even the most difficult conditions.