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We do look for inspiration amongst our own sex. Why not? You go into temples and they're full of all the lineage lamas who are male. What message does that give to a young girl, except that somehow she got trapped in the wrong body because of bad things she did in a past life?

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Tenzin Palmo
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: January 1
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If you want to be a doctor, you may say, There are all these beings, they're sick, they're dying, I've got to go out and help them. And so you grab a bag full of scalpels and medicine and rush off. Even though your motivation is very pure, you end up harming beings because you don't know what you're doing.
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Try to develop some genuine love and compassion, some real caring for others.
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We don't want to go to heaven. We want to be reborn so that we can keep going and realize the dharma so we can benefit other beings, endlessly. It's a very different thing.
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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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We all have our own karma and so different teachers will be meaningful to different students.
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You can certainly learn how to rest in the nature of the mind.
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There is a tremendous rise now in feminine awareness and wishing for equality, equal opportunities.
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Look at your own potential. Don't overestimate your capabilities and push too hard, or underestimate them and use that as an excuse to be lazy.
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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.
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The very best players, when they are practicing, put everything they've got into it. But then they leave it for a while. And it's the same in dharma practice.
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I think we females have a lot of work to do for each other.
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Actually we've got countless lifetimes, so relax.
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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 Buddha always emphased the important of good friends.
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