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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.

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Tenzin Palmo
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: January 1
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Until time and space exist... I vow to come back for the benefit of other beings.
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Basically, I feel to spend the rest of my life doing retreat.
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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've always loved the Sangha. I have the deepest, deepest respect for them. I'm very sorry that in the West people don't appreciate what the monastic order is about.
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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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In one way I would like to teach, but I have no qualifications to teach Westerners.
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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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