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To be completely enlightened means that you're a Buddha.I don't speak of enlightenment.
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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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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The Buddha said that samsara by its nature is painful. He didn't say it was a joyride.
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I remember asking my mother if she believed in reincarnation and she said that that sounded very sensible, and I thought, yes, it does to me too. So I always believed in it. I can't remember when I didn't.
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Once one has understand what is Buddhadharma, what is not Buddhadharma, and once one has had enough view to see the different approaches, then it's important to really look at what speaks to one's heart.
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I do think that someone who decides to devote themselves entirely to the spiritual life, that that is more meritorious.
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The internet can be enormously helpful, just like books can, but I don't think it's the be all and end all for really practicing Buddhism. At a certain point, as with learning any skill, we need personal instruction from someone who is more advanced than us.
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One of the beauties of the Buddhadharma is there are so many approaches, and not everything is right for everybody.
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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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Because we're trying, because we want, it's very hard to get.
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Even if one isn't a committed Buddhist, it just helps us become better human beings.
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In fact there are beautiful people in this world doing incredibly selfless acts over and over and over. Dedicating their lives completely for the welfare and happiness of others.
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Monastic life cuts off the distractions and emotional entanglements one becomes involved in, in the lay life.
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When Tibetan lamas die they stay in a realization of clear light nature of the mind for several days or weeks.
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This precious life is our opportunity. We are not the millions and millions of other things that are not human.
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Sometimes people come and they have so much pain and confusion in their eyes... what to do? A few words is a little bit of balm but doesn't really solve the deep disease within.
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You think you're enlightened. But as my lama said, when you realize the intrinsic nature of the mind, then you start to meditate. It's not the end, it's the beginning.
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Just entering into the dharma and taking refuge and bodhisattva vows is a tremendous amount of merit, but we need more and more and more.
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I think we females have a lot of work to do for each other.
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