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We do have the precious opportunity of this human life.

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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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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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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We're reborn every second, every moment.
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I'm glad that I'm female.
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In Dharma practice, the most important thing is to be very sincere.
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In the texts, and as His Holiness the Dalai Lama reminds us, we should check the person's behavior not when they're sitting on a big throne, but behind the scenes. How do they treat ordinary people - not the big sponsors - but just ordinary people who are of no particular importance to them.
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There is an enormous joy and satisfaction in doing what you really want to do and are best fitted to do. When it all comes together like that, it gives you a wonderful sense of well-being and satisfaction knowing that you have been doing what you were intended to do for this lifetime.
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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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We have produced many of our problems through our confused mental states.
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I don't know why I got reborn as a female. Maybe in my past life I had some sympathy or something for women, but I certainly wasn't a female last time.
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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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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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You have to recharge your batteries.
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There are wonderful beings in this world.
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You can certainly learn how to rest in the nature of the mind.
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Even if one isn't a committed Buddhist, it just helps us become better human beings.
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To be completely enlightened means that you're a Buddha.I don't speak of enlightenment.
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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.
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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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