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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: 81
Born: 1943
Born: January 1
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Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo
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Even if one isn't a committed Buddhist, it just helps us become better human beings.
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I think it's crucial to recognize that we are so fortunate to have this human birth where we can practice what we want, pick up and not just read books but actually understand them. This level of education is very rare throughout history, so we shouldn't take it for granted.
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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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In one way I would like to teach, but I have no qualifications to teach Westerners.
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