In order to obtain a peaceful mind, one should eliminate attachments and greed at best. The more you eliminate, the more calmness you have. Otherwise, your mind is irritated by those aggregates and you spend most of your money on them. So you can realise that sickness, irritation, depression, even good or bad life are created by yourself. In this case, you are the most creative 'artist' in the world.

-- Droge Yonten Gyatso Rinpoche