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Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo (born 1943) is a bhikṣuṇī in the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. She is an author, teacher and founder of the Dongyu Gatsal Ling Nunnery in Himachal Pradesh, India. She is best known for being one of the very few Western yoginis trained in the East, having spent twelve years living in a remote cave in the Himalayas, three of those years in strict meditation retreat.

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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.

Benefits, Ignorance, Inherent, Keeps, Level, Levels

When one has a decisive realization of the inherent nature of the mind, which has no ego, it has no sense of duality between oneself and the cup, and a deep sense of interpenetration of the whole dharma. Then whatever we do is spontaneously perfect Buddha activity. And anybody who is even slightly tuned in will get a very deep experience of that.

Decisive, Ego, Mind, Nature, Perfect, Sense

It's important to lighten up a bit!

Bits, Important, Lighten

From the point of view of the relative world, merit is very important.

Important, Merit, Relative, View, Views, World

Don't be thinking that this lama over there is giving better teachings or that this lama over here is giving more secret initiations. Leave that. Just keep the practice very simple, try to stay in the moment and try to stay mindful.

Keep, Secret, Simple, Teaching, Thinking

It's interesting to see people's projections because one lives very much in the world of projections.

People, Interesting, World, See, Lives

We have met with the dharma. Many of us have met with teachers. We do have some idea of what to do and how to practice. And we should not be lazy.

Teacher, Practice, Ideas, Idea, Teachers

If you're meeting with the dharma, you have probably been a human being before.

Dharma, Human, Humans, Meeting, Meetings

The Buddha always emphased the important of good friends.

Buddha, Emphased, Friends, Good, Good Friend, Important

A dog, however nice he is, and sweet-tempered, doesn't have much of a range of options. A human being does.

Dog, Human, Nice, Range, Sweet

Actually we've got countless lifetimes, so relax.

Actually, Countless, Lifetime, Lifetimes, Relax

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.

Inner, Lack, People, Practice, Problems, Want

All of us are playing roles, and there's nothing wrong with playing roles because we have to live in this world - the problem is only when we believe in those roles.

Believe, Problem, Roles, World, Wrong

Some males are intelligent, some are dumb. Some females are intelligent, some are dumb. We're all human beings, no one is superior.

Beings, Dumb, Intelligent, Males

We have to transform those ordinary actions of our day into dharma practice because otherwise nothing is going to move.

Actions, Dharma, Moving, Nothing, Ordinary, Practice

Keep your practice very simple and don't be too ambitious.

Ambitious, Keep, Practice, Simple

To be completely enlightened means that you're a Buddha. I don't speak of enlightenment.

Completely, Enlightened, Enlightenment, Mean, Speak

You can certainly learn how to rest in the nature of the mind.

Learn, Mind, Nature, Rest

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.

Amount, Dharma, Entering, Merit, Needs, Tremendous

If we want to be musicians, dancers or sportspeople, we can download a certain amount and watch DVDs and read books, but in the end we need someone to assess us and give us personal instruction. The two go together.

Amount, Book, Dancers, Dvds, Together, Two

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