“His Holiness the Dalai Lama again and again talks about cultivating a good heart and this is what we are trying to do here. We are trying to cultivate the good heart. So therefore, we should try to associate as much as possible with people who are good-hearted. Because then that reminds us. When we’re not feeling so very good hearted, we recognize that these good friends would not have acted like that. Then we can improve ourselves again.
This is about changing and improving. So we have to encourage ourselves and one of the ways is to be surrounded as much as possible, – or at least associate with whenever possible – with people who exemplify what we are trying to aim for. To remind us that’s how it can be. It is very helpful to be with people who value the things we value and are sincerely striving towards overcoming their negative qualities and cultivating the positive qualities. Especially to associate as much as possible with those who are much further along the path than we ourselves are. This will be a big inspiration for us all.”
From a talk given in the Summer 2016. tenzinpalmo.com
Diane Perry was ordained in 1964 as a Buddhist nun.
“In February 2008 Tenzin Palmo was given the rare title of Jetsunma, which means Venerable Master, by His Holiness the 12th Gyalwang Drukpa, Head of the Drukpa Kagyu lineage in recognition of her spiritual achievements as a nun and her efforts in promoting the status of female practitioners in Tibetan Buddhism.”
