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. Tenzin Palmo More Quotes by Tenzin Palmo More Quotes From Tenzin Palmo The power of thought is extremely powerful. Tenzin Palmo power-of-thoughtpowerful My mother's love was really not based on attachment. Her love was genuine love. To make me happy, not how I will make her happy. Tenzin Palmo genuine-loveattachmentmother Develop confidence in your innate qualities and believe that these qualities will be brought to fruition. Tenzin Palmo fruitionqualitybelieve Even if one isn't a committed Buddhist, it just helps us become better human beings. Tenzin Palmo buddhistcommittedhelping The Buddha himself said, "I still use conceptual thinking, but I'm not formed by it." And that's the Buddha. Tenzin Palmo usesaidthinking It's important to lighten up a bit! Tenzin Palmo bitsimportant Buddhism helps us to overcome our endless ego grasping mind to open up to something so much more spacious and genuinely meaningful. Tenzin Palmo buddhismegomeaningful To me the special quality (which of course many men have as well) is first of all a sharpness, a clarityIt cuts through - especially intellectual ossification. Itgets to the point. To me the dakini principle stands for the intuitive force. Tenzin Palmo cuttingintellectualmen I sometimes feel tremendous compassion and helplessness. Tenzin Palmo compassionfeelssometimes We have produced many of our problems through our confused mental states. Tenzin Palmo confusedstatesproblem Either we're aware and present, or we're not. There is no half way. Tenzin Palmo half-wayhalfway The purpose of dharma is to help your mind to expand, to grow, to clarify. It should uphold us and create an inner sense of peace, joy, and clarity. Tenzin Palmo purposemindjoy For any practice to work, the mind which is meditating on the object must merge. Often they are facing each other. One has to become completely absorbed, then the transformation will occur. Tenzin Palmo transformationpracticemind Perhaps one of the main antidotes to depression, lack of self-esteem, loneliness and so forth is the recognition that we really do have Buddha nature. All the other problems like anger, jealousy, ambitions, are merely habitual patterns that we've learned, but aren't inherent to who we are. Tenzin Palmo lonelinessself-esteemambition When we read history we find that in all ages people have thought, this is the dark age. Tenzin Palmo agedarkpeople First you have to help yourself. Tenzin Palmo help-yourselfhelpingfirsts There are certain people who people think are enlightened. The problem with the word enlightenment is what you mean by it. Tenzin Palmo meanpeoplethinking Our thinking can create liberation or it can create imprisonment. It depends on how we use our mind. Tenzin Palmo usemindthinking The dharma is the most precious thing in the world and we should put it at the center of our hearts and transform our whole lives into dharma practice. Otherwise, at the time of death, we will look back and say, now what was all that about? If we truly want to benefit others and ourselves, we have to do it. No excuses. Tenzin Palmo practiceheartlooks Most religions have always appreciated the extreme power of concentrated thought directed toward the benefit of others, especially when that person is practicing in solitude. That's why they have contemplative orders. Tenzin Palmo benefitssolitudeorder
