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A dog, however nice he is, and sweet-tempered, doesn't have much of a range of options. A human being does.
Tenzin Palmo
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Tenzin Palmo
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: January 1
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In the texts, and as His Holiness the Dalai Lama reminds us, we should check the person's behavior not when they're sitting on a big throne, but behind the scenes. How do they treat ordinary people - not the big sponsors - but just ordinary people who are of no particular importance to them.
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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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