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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- Like the events in a dream
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- Rather than being trapped by your perceptions
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- How illness can teach us compassion
- Putting down the heavy burden once and for all
- Being near a spiritual teacher
- The union of clarity and emptiness
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- The Dharma is the best way of using your life
- Right here beside you
- Dwell in the simplicity of the present moment
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- Free of being caught by anything at all
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