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Tenzin Palmo
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: January 1
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Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo
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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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We do have the precious opportunity of this human life.
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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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There is a tremendous rise now in feminine awareness and wishing for equality, equal opportunities.
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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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The thing to do in this lifetime is to create more merit.
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A dog, however nice he is, and sweet-tempered, doesn't have much of a range of options. A human being does.
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In the beginning especially, we won't realize we're changing.
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We're always given the message that our potential is so limited, which is so sad. Actually, our potential is infinite.
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People get very deep experiences and they think they're enlightened. That's not enlightenment, that's just some realization.
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When I was in retreat I just did my meditation sessions and, in-between, reading and things I had to do.
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Our thinking can create liberation or it can create imprisonment. It depends on how we use our mind.
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We have to transform those ordinary actions of our day into dharma practice because otherwise nothing is going to move.
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I think it's crucial to recognize that we are so fortunate to have this human birth where we can practice what we want, pick up and not just read books but actually understand them. This level of education is very rare throughout history, so we shouldn't take it for granted.
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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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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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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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I do think that someone who decides to devote themselves entirely to the spiritual life, that that is more meritorious.
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The Buddha always emphased the important of good friends.
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To be completely enlightened means that you're a Buddha.I don't speak of enlightenment.
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