Make Your Mind an Ocean: Aspects of Buddhist Psychology

The book is structured around several talks on Buddhist psychology and the mind. “Your Mind is Your Religion” explains that one’s experience of the world is shaped by the mind, and that the path to happiness begins with examining mental attitudes, projections, attachment, and dissatisfaction. “A Buddhist Approach to Mental Illness” presents mental suffering as rooted in a failure to see reality clearly, emphasizing analytical self-examination and the need to understand the deeper causes beneath surface emotional problems. “Everything Comes From the Mind” develops the principle that both suffering and peace arise through mental interpretation, showing how Buddhist practice helps individuals take responsibility for their own inner condition. “Make Your Mind an Ocean” presents the core image of the text: a vast, open, spacious mind that is not easily disturbed by small waves of external circumstance. Across these teachings, Lama Yeshe consistently presents meditation and self-inquiry as practical tools for transforming ordinary confusion into wisdom, balance, and inner freedom.