Develop confidence in your innate qualities and believe that these qualities will be brought to fruition.
Tenzin PalmoThe Buddha himself said, "I still use conceptual thinking, but I'm not formed by it." And that's the Buddha.
Tenzin PalmoSome males are intelligent, some are dumb. Some females are intelligent, some are dumb. We're all human beings, no one is superior.
Tenzin PalmoIf you don't find that people find you're easier to live with than you were before, if you don't find that your heart is feeling warmer toward others and if your negative emotions are not getting any better, then there's something wrong. That is always the touchstone of the Dharma practice.
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