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Our thinking can create liberation or it can create imprisonment. It depends on how we use our mind.

Tenzin Palmo

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Tenzin Palmo
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: January 1
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Bhikkhuni
Nun
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Herts
Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo
Mind
Thinking
Imprisonment
Liberation
Depends
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