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Tibetans - at least traditionally - are so totally permeated with the dharma that they don't see any difference between dharma and everyday life, really. And therefore they enjoy it because they don't make a separation.
Tenzin Palmo
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Tenzin Palmo
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: January 1
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