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Tenzin Palmo
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: January 1
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Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo
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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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Even if one isn't a committed Buddhist, it just helps us become better human beings.
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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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In Dharma practice, the most important thing is to be very sincere.
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Caves are beautiful things you know. They're thermostatically controlled - warm when it's cold out and cool when it's warm. Very quiet. Nobody there. Especially in the winter - it was perfect. Also, because it's a cave, you can't do much with it.
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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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I've always loved the Sangha. I have the deepest, deepest respect for them. I'm very sorry that in the West people don't appreciate what the monastic order is about.
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Once one has understand what is Buddhadharma, what is not Buddhadharma, and once one has had enough view to see the different approaches, then it's important to really look at what speaks to one's heart.
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Still all the tulkus being born are men.
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Meditation is a way to take us to a deeper level of awareness.
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The real spiritual power is enabling beings to realize the nature of the mind. That's the power of Buddha activity.
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Until you are open, you cannot receive.
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One of the beauties of the Buddhadharma is there are so many approaches, and not everything is right for everybody.
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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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The thing to do in this lifetime is to create more merit.
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The Buddha always emphased the important of good friends.
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Obviously the dharma is every breath we take, every thought we think, every word we speak, if we do it with awareness and an open, caring heart.
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You see people swimming, and you think, oh, how wonderful to swim. But most people stand on the edge swaying back and forth, afraid to jump. They don't think they can swim.
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We are educated. We can think. We have the freedom to think.
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