When you have subdued an opponent,
A thousand more are still to be overcome.
Instead, crush your negative emotions,
Which are the enemies dwelling in your mind.

Minling Terchen Gyurme Dorje

quoted in the book On the Path to Enlightenment: Heart Advice from the Great Tibetan Masters

source: http://www.matthieuricard.org/en/thoughts/16


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