Habitual tendencies, being old acquaintances, keep on coming back;
People of Tingri, don’t go on following the past.

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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