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I really love the teachings of the Dalai Lama and the great spiritual masters around him. They make me feel good. Photo: The Dalai Lama To my right is Yahne Le Toumelin, Matthieu Ricard’s mother.

Bodhisattva means the one who has bodhi in mind. A bodhisattva is someone who is heroic and courageous. He possesses bodhi in his mind; he is courageous, dares to look into his own mind, and wishes to be fully purified and fully woken up. Dalai Lama

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Gyalsé Thogmé explains: In secluded places, There are no enemies to defeat, No loved ones to protect, No superiors to flatter, No servants to supervise. So, practitioners of the mani, What else would you have to do there But tame your mind? Book : The Heart of Compassion By Dilgo Khyentse

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When we talk about bodhisattva's practices, we talk about loving-kindness, compassion, etc.etc. Many of us are so used to understanding kindness, compassion, etc., as some kind of religious training and it has some connotation of saintliness. There’s nothing... Dalai Lama See the text in the photo

When we talk about bodhisattva's practices, we talk about loving-kindness, compassion, etc.etc. Many of us are so used to understanding kindness, compassion, etc., as some kind of religious training and it has some connotation of saintliness. There’s nothing wrong with that happening. But it is important that we remember the basis of this it is about removing ignorance and developping full awakening.
Dalai Lama