There are wars, there's pestilence, there are plagues, there is corruption in religious circles, corruption in the government, when was it not?
Tenzin PalmoWestern Tibetan Buddhists are always looking out there at the distant snow peaks and they lose the flowers along the path.
Tenzin PalmoIt's interesting to see people's projections because one lives very much in the world of projections.
Tenzin PalmoAll of the external circumstances and the rude and difficult people we meet, instead of getting angry, upset, or frustrated, we see that we can take them all and use them on the path in a way that actually invigorates and strengthens us, rather than defeats us. It's all very practical advice, and that's why I talk a lot about how to make our daily life into Dharma practice, otherwise it's easy to feel hopeless and helpless.
Tenzin Palmo