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You see people swimming, and you think, oh, how wonderful to swim. But most people stand on the edge swaying back and forth, afraid to jump. They don't think they can swim.

Tenzin Palmo

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Tenzin Palmo
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: January 1
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Bhikkhuni
Nun
Writer
Herts
Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo
Think
Swim
Thinking
Edge
People
Edges
Forth
Afraid
Stand
Swaying
Wonderful
Swimming
Back
Jump

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