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Tenzin Palmo

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Tenzin Palmo
Age: 82
Born: 1943
Born: January 1
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Bhikkhuni
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Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo
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All of us are playing roles, and there's nothing wrong with playing roles because we have to live in this world - the problem is only when we believe in those roles.
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I don't think I've changed anything, but I hope that by my talks I have encouraged people in their practice. That's as much as any of us can do.
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We've been human countless times and done everything you can imagine. So we've been planting all these negative seeds, and they're going to come up.
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Distraction is the main problem for us all - what the Buddha called the monkey mind. We need to tame this monkey mind.
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One has to find a balance. I don't say that when you leave it you forget all about the dharma or practice, but there have to be times when you throw yourself into it, and then there are times when you just relax and realize that wherever you go, you cannot get out of the dharma.
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Until time and space exist... I vow to come back for the benefit of other beings.
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There are other ways of benefiting than by being a recognized tulku and sitting on a throne.
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We have to transform those ordinary actions of our day into dharma practice because otherwise nothing is going to move.
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When Tibetan lamas die they stay in a realization of clear light nature of the mind for several days or weeks.
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The thing to do in this lifetime is to create more merit.
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We only think about the difficult people and the horrible things that happen. That's what gets all the media attention.
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Develop confidence in your innate qualities and believe that these qualities will be brought to fruition.
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If you become a monk because it's an easy life, because you're going to be fed, and sheltered and people will respect you, then that is not a very meritorious motivation.
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If you lose interest in the dharma, then you might be reborn in a place where you are unlikely to meet with the dharma. And then you're completely off the path.
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I think the difference is that when we drink tea, we just drink tea. But if you're in the presence of a genuine master, they don't have to do anything but drink their tea, and yet it affects you at an incredibly profound level.
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There are many wonderfully qualified teachers out there, but that doesn't mean that each teacher is suitable to the same person, anymore than people fall in love with the same person.
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Look at your own potential. Don't overestimate your capabilities and push too hard, or underestimate them and use that as an excuse to be lazy.
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Whether we're in retreat or out in the world, we should try to develop the quality of awareness as much as possible.
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Different people are different.
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To really be of benefit to others as the Buddha always taught, we ourselves must first get out of the swamp. One of the quickest and most effective ways to do this is in isolation, with very few distractions, working very hard at it and spending all your time and efforts at changing your mind.
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