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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.
Tenzin Palmo
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Tenzin Palmo
Age: 82
Born: 1943
Born: January 1
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Other people may tell us, Oh, you're so much nicer. Of course you can't hope that other people will tell you that you're so much nicer, but that's always a good sign. Perhaps people find that you're easier to live with.
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Because we're trying, because we want, it's very hard to get.
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We've been human countless times and done everything you can imagine. So we've been planting all these negative seeds, and they're going to come up.
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In one way I would like to teach, but I have no qualifications to teach Westerners.
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Whether we're in retreat or out in the world, we should try to develop the quality of awareness as much as possible.
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Try to develop some genuine love and compassion, some real caring for others.
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The power of thought is extremely powerful.
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The Buddha always emphased the important of good friends.
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If nuns begin getting more empowered, where does that leave us?
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Many people are benefiting beings, but from a dharma point of view, if you are a dharma practitioner, then the first priority is to get yourself together.
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