Think from time to time of all the defects of samsara;
People of Tingri, that will make your faith become much clearer.

Padampa Sangye

from the book The Hundred Verses of Advice: Tibetan Buddhist Teachings on What Matters Most

translated by Padmakara Translation Group


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