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I'd say look at the teacher's students. Do you want to be like them? If you see a good and harmonious sangha, and if they're practicing well and are good people with good hearts, then you have a cause for trust.
Tenzin Palmo
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Tenzin Palmo
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: January 1
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