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I don't think I've changed anything, but I hope that by my talks I have encouraged people in their practice. That's as much as any of us can do.

Tenzin Palmo

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Tenzin Palmo
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: January 1
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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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There are certain people who people think are enlightened. The problem with the word enlightenment is what you mean by it.
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There are other ways of benefiting than by being a recognized tulku and sitting on a throne.
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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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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 the early '60s there was very little reliable information on Tibetan Buddhism. I was living in London and I had joined the Buddhist Society. For the most part, people there were either interested in Theravada or Zen Buddhism. There was almost no one into Tibetan Buddhism at that time.
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We only think about the difficult people and the horrible things that happen. That's what gets all the media attention.
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Until you are open, you cannot receive.
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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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We're always given the message that our potential is so limited, which is so sad. Actually, our potential is infinite.
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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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There are wonderful beings in this world.
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I think the difference is that when we drink tea, we just drink tea. But if you're in the presence of a genuine master, they don't have to do anything but drink their tea, and yet it affects you at an incredibly profound level.
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The problem is that our inherent ignorance keeps us in samsara and unable to benefit ourselves and others on a really deep level.
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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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We have produced many of our problems through our confused mental states.
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You can certainly learn how to rest in the nature of the mind.
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A lot of people with the purest motivation end up getting completely burned out. And that's because they lack the wisdom and the skill and the inner space.
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Even if one isn't a committed Buddhist, it just helps us become better human beings.
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If you just follow your inner calling, then you just go ahead.
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