You say such clever things to people, but don’t apply them to yourself;
People of Tingri, the faults within you are the ones to be exposed.

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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• Start that very day
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