We're not making up merit scores for ourselves. We're making up merit scores so that we can be reborn in a situation where we can really live to benefit ourselves and others.
Tenzin PalmoThere are certain people who people think are enlightened. The problem with the word enlightenment is what you mean by it.
Tenzin PalmoJust because someone is very charismatic, it doesn't mean that they're genuinely qualified.
Tenzin PalmoWe're normally caught up in the current of our thinking, feelings and emotions. With awareness, we can observe it all without being swept away. This gives us access to something much vaster and deeper than our usual compressed minds. All of us can access this. It's not so difficult. With some instruction and practice, anybody can do it.
Tenzin Palmo