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Other people may tell us, Oh, you're so much nicer. Of course you can't hope that other people will tell you that you're so much nicer, but that's always a good sign. Perhaps people find that you're easier to live with.

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Tenzin Palmo
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: January 1
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Nowadays, mindfulness has become a catch-all word, but the general principle of trying to be more conscious and aware in our daily life is very important. Along with this, it's helpful to contemplate some of the mind training verses which are designed to take and transform all of the problems we experience.
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The thing to do in this lifetime is to create more merit.
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This precious life is our opportunity. We are not the millions and millions of other things that are not human.
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Because we're trying, because we want, it's very hard to get.
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From the point of view of emptiness, there is neither being nor non-being, but we're not on the point of view of emptiness, we're on the point of view of our relative being.
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We're reborn every second, every moment.
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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 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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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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The nature of the mind is completely incredible.
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Basically, I feel to spend the rest of my life doing retreat.
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We do have the precious opportunity of this human life.
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Develop confidence in your innate qualities and believe that these qualities will be brought to fruition.
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The Tibetans have many teachings on how to die, consciously, and how to remain in the clear light, and it works. You can see it working, and they can stay in that state for hours, days, or weeks.
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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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The problem is that our inherent ignorance keeps us in samsara and unable to benefit ourselves and others on a really deep level.
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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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Still all the tulkus being born are men.
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One has to find a balance. I don't say that when you leave it you forget all about the dharma or practice, but there have to be times when you throw yourself into it, and then there are times when you just relax and realize that wherever you go, you cannot get out of the dharma.
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To become effortless takes a lot of effort. It's good to compare it to learning an instrument or learning a sport.
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