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This precious life is our opportunity. We are not the millions and millions of other things that are not human.

Tenzin Palmo

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Tenzin Palmo
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: January 1
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Bhikkhuni
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Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo
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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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In the very deep darkness of this world, little pinpoints of light show up very brightly and can shine a long way.
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Doing retreats, getting personal teachings from time to time from inspiring teachers, all of this helps to recharge our batteries. Then we get inspired and can carry what we've gained into our daily life, which is very important.
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I think, for East and West, the first thing we need is a good grounding in basic Buddhadharma.
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I think if you really start practicing, the energy comes. I was always very happy and grateful for the opportunity to have the time, solitude and good health to be able to do it.
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The future of Dharma is in women's hands now because they have this energy which was never really tapped.
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I remember asking my mother if she believed in reincarnation and she said that that sounded very sensible, and I thought, yes, it does to me too. So I always believed in it. I can't remember when I didn't.
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Sometimes people come and they have so much pain and confusion in their eyes... what to do? A few words is a little bit of balm but doesn't really solve the deep disease within.
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The purpose of dharma is to help your mind to expand, to grow, to clarify. It should uphold us and create an inner sense of peace, joy, and clarity.
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Most religions have always appreciated the extreme power of concentrated thought directed toward the benefit of others, especially when that person is practicing in solitude. That's why they have contemplative orders.
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We do look for inspiration amongst our own sex. Why not? You go into temples and they're full of all the lineage lamas who are male. What message does that give to a young girl, except that somehow she got trapped in the wrong body because of bad things she did in a past life?
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Obviously the dharma is every breath we take, every thought we think, every word we speak, if we do it with awareness and an open, caring heart.
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As women become more educated and confident, they can start adding their voice.
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Until time and space exist... I vow to come back for the benefit of other beings.
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We do have the precious opportunity of this human life.
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If you just follow your inner calling, then you just go ahead.
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The Buddha himself said, I still use conceptual thinking, but I'm not formed by it. And that's the Buddha.
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There is a tremendous rise now in feminine awareness and wishing for equality, equal opportunities.
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The dharma is the most precious thing in the world and we should put it at the center of our hearts and transform our whole lives into dharma practice. Otherwise, at the time of death, we will look back and say, now what was all that about? If we truly want to benefit others and ourselves, we have to do it. No excuses.
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