Until you are open, you cannot receive. Tenzin Palmo More Quotes by Tenzin Palmo More Quotes From Tenzin Palmo Merit clears away obstacles. Tenzin Palmo obstaclesmerit Basically, I want to spend my time in retreat, but to my own amazement, I agreed to help with a project to start a training center for nuns. I agreed because I think it's really very important for the Western Sangha. I don't know how I'm going to help, but it's important. Tenzin Palmo trainingimportantthinking 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. Tenzin Palmo practicebookthinking 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? Tenzin Palmo girlinspirationsex This precious life is our opportunity. We are not the millions and millions of other things that are not human. Tenzin Palmo precious-lifelife-isopportunity It takes a tremendous amount of merit to meet with the dharma - especially if you have an interest in it. Tenzin Palmo dharmameritinterest The world is full of incredible people who are embodiments of compassion. Some of them have a spiritual path; some of them don't. Tenzin Palmo compassionspiritualpeople We only think about the difficult people and the horrible things that happen. That's what gets all the media attention. Tenzin Palmo mediapeoplethinking If you're meeting with the dharma, you have probably been a human being before. Tenzin Palmo dharmameetingshumans The Tibetans are good at learning many skillful ways to show that everything we do becomes dharma practice, depending on which kind of approach we use. Tenzin Palmo usepracticeway Just because someone is very charismatic, it doesn't mean that they're genuinely qualified. Tenzin Palmo charismaticqualifiedmean It's interesting to see people's projections because one lives very much in the world of projections. Tenzin Palmo peopleworldinteresting For some people, every door opens, and they meet just who they need to meet when they need to meet them, all the conditions come together. For other people, there is one problem after the other, even though they are so sincere. And from a Tibetan point of view, this is because of a lack of merit. Tenzin Palmo viewsdoorspeople I think the problem with Western students is they're very ambitious. Tenzin Palmo ambitiousstudentsthinking Some students went to Milarepa and said, we should stop living in caves and meditating because we should go out and help beings as bodhisattvas. And Milarepa said that as long as space exists, so long will there be beings for you to help. Tenzin Palmo cavesspacelong I have made a vow to attain Enlightenment in the female form - no matter how many lifetimes it takes. Tenzin Palmo enlightenmentfemalematter This is a time that calls for extreme restraint. In a world of outright aggression and violence there can be no winners. To respond to violence with counter-violence only throws oil on the fire. Tenzin Palmo oilfiretime In this life you have obstacles. Tenzin Palmo obstaclesthis-life Why do some people, when they want to practice, keep coming against problems and difficulties, and obstacles - inner obstacles and outer obstacles? It's because of the lack of merit. Tenzin Palmo practicewantpeople Just entering into the dharma and taking refuge and bodhisattva vows is a tremendous amount of merit, but we need more and more and more. Tenzin Palmo enteringmeritneeds
