Quotes from Tenzin Palmo

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.

Meditation is for you to realise that the deepest nature of your existence is beyond thoughts and emotions, that it is incredibly vast and interconnected with all other beings.

When Tibetan lamas die they stay in a realization of clear light nature of the mind for several days or weeks.

You think you're enlightened. But as my lama said, when you realize the intrinsic nature of the mind, then you start to meditate. It's not the end, it's the beginning.

The real spiritual power is enabling beings to realize the nature of the mind. That's the power of Buddha activity.

The nature of the mind is completely incredible.

The Buddha said that samsara by its nature is painful. He didn't say it was a joyride.

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

We have the pure nature of the mind.

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.

If we greet situations with a positive attitude, we will eventually create positive returns. If we respond with a negative attitude, negative things will eventually come our way.

If you've made a lot of negative seeds, and not a lot of positive seeds, even though you meet with the dharma, you're going to have problems.

The Buddha always emphased the important of good friends.

People should find what approach really speaks to them, and then do it. Obviously, better with a good teacher, who can help you on the path. But in any case, basic principles.

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.

First you have to help yourself.

When we read history we find that in all ages people have thought, this is the dark age.

I don't think I've changed anything, but I hope that by my talks I have encouraged people in their practice. That's as much as any of us can do.

The power of thought is extremely powerful.

I've always loved the Sangha. I have the deepest, deepest respect for them. I'm very sorry that in the West people don't appreciate what the monastic order is about.

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.

To become effortless takes a lot of effort. It's good to compare it to learning an instrument or learning a sport.

The answer lies within ourselves. If we can't find peace and happiness there, it's not going to come from the outside.

The world is full of incredible people who are embodiments of compassion. Some of them have a spiritual path; some of them don't.