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The very best players, when they are practicing, put everything they've got into it. But then they leave it for a while. And it's the same in dharma practice.

Tenzin Palmo

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Tenzin Palmo
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: January 1
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I'd say look at the teacher's students. Do you want to be like them? If you see a good and harmonious sangha, and if they're practicing well and are good people with good hearts, then you have a cause for trust.
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The thing to do in this lifetime is to create more merit.
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Until you are open, you cannot receive.
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The Tibetans have many teachings on how to die, consciously, and how to remain in the clear light, and it works. You can see it working, and they can stay in that state for hours, days, or weeks.
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Once one has understand what is Buddhadharma, what is not Buddhadharma, and once one has had enough view to see the different approaches, then it's important to really look at what speaks to one's heart.
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We do have the precious opportunity of this human life.
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Monastic life cuts off the distractions and emotional entanglements one becomes involved in, in the lay life.
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Develop confidence in your innate qualities and believe that these qualities will be brought to fruition.
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Our thinking can create liberation or it can create imprisonment. It depends on how we use our mind.
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The nature of the mind is completely incredible.
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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.
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Different people are different.
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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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There are certain people who people think are enlightened. The problem with the word enlightenment is what you mean by it.
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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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First you have to help yourself.
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We're reborn every second, every moment.
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