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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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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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The world is full of incredible people who are embodiments of compassion. Some of them have a spiritual path some of them don't.
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I never really wondered about getting from London to Lahaul. It all seemed such a natural progression. In London I felt I was in the wrong place and wanted to leave. I'd thought about going to Australia or New Zealand. It's nothing against England, but I knew I wasn't meant to be there.
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The new nuns don't know that they're 'supposed' to be meek and submissive, and so in many ways they believe they can do anything, because they've seen the earlier ones do it. In this way, there's nothing for them to doubt.
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I'm glad that I'm female.
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Everyone should not be ordained, but for those who really feel that the only thing that matters in this world is the Dharma, then it is a logical step to adopt a form of life that automatically precludes worldly distractions.
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From a Buddhist point of view, the first thing to help is yourself, to get your own mind together. And to really understand how to benefit beings, not just on the physical level, but on all levels. Then there are endless beings you can benefit.
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Joining the Sangha and renouncing worldly life is necessary in order to devote your whole life and all your energies toward the Dharma.
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In the very deep darkness of this world, little pinpoints of light show up very brightly and can shine a long way.
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We have to cultivate contentment with what we have. We really don't need much. When you know this, the mind settles down. Cultivate generosity. Delight in giving. Learn to live lightly. In this way, we can begin to transform what is negative into what is positive. This is how we start to grow up.
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We need to be sincere in our practice, but at the same time we can't take ourselves too seriously.
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To be completely enlightened means that you're a Buddha.I don't speak of enlightenment.
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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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We all have our own karma and so different teachers will be meaningful to different students.
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If you lose interest in the dharma, then you might be reborn in a place where you are unlikely to meet with the dharma. And then you're completely off the path.
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Even if one isn't a committed Buddhist, it just helps us become better human beings.
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The power of thought is extremely powerful.
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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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You have to recharge your batteries.
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We should develop a deep appreciation for all the we have, and not waste it, otherwise we'll die with deep regrets.
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