Thoughts..

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   jp on Oct 8, 2011 at 2:19 am

   Dear Rinpoche,

   Thank you so much for the thought provoking quotes. They are great reminders for myself, especially

   “How much you suffer is how selfish you are” and
   “How much you can endure is up to your compassion”.

   Regards,
   JP

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   Helena Chin on Oct 8, 2011 at 12:19 pm

   Thank you very much Rinpoche for the teaching, Its very true and its a good reminder for all of us. These quotes is like a medicine to me. It makes me realized and understand we have to stop all this selfishness!! Thank you with my folded hand.

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   Wendyyyho on Oct 8, 2011 at 2:24 pm

   Thank you Rinpoche for the all the meaningful quotes. My favourite is:-

   Changing is not hard, you just have to amend your perspective.~Tsem Rinpoche

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   So Kin Hoe on Oct 8, 2011 at 4:52 pm

   Thank you Rinpoche. These are powerful quotes for our daily lives.

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   William on Oct 8, 2011 at 6:38 pm

   WOW! Selfishness=Suffering. Simple and powerful.

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   patsy on Oct 9, 2011 at 11:57 am

   Thank you, Rinpoche for these quotes which are a great reminder for myself to reflect on daily.

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   tenzin llhamo on Oct 11, 2011 at 12:48 pm

   Thank you Rinpoche.
   Am reminding and learning to be better everyday…

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   Frederick Law on Oct 14, 2011 at 9:44 am

   wonderful thought and powerful quote from Rinpoche, and how true that is to see within each and everyone of us the values and attitude we r having. love this quote alot, Thank You Rinpoche. with folded hands.

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   Lim Han Nee on Oct 26, 2011 at 1:33 pm

   How powerfully true all these quotes are, Rinpoche.

   I must constantly reflect on them ,especially on the quote – ‘How much you suffer is how selfish you are’.Every minute of each day my habituated egocentric mind is trying to gain ascendancy over me and control me and make me suffer.

   It is my worst enemy. But in its grip, I fail to realize this.

   Thank you Rinpoche for these powerful quotes, great food for deep reflection.

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    Wan Hong on Nov 1, 2011 at 11:00 pm

    “How much you suffer is how selfish you are”
    Thank you Rinpoche for this profound quote. Previously, I have never understood what it meant when it is said that ‘From wanting comes suffering’. However, your quote succinctly explains that suffering, disappointments & unhappiness arise out of selfishness.

    I think that selfishness, in part, comes from attachments – the intention to hold on & to ask for more out of the attachments, to be greedy. To think that something/someone belongs to oneself will eventually cause irrational thoughts & hence suffering.

    To counter such sufferings, a reflection on impermanence does provide a change of perspective. I find it very helpful. It took quite a while for me to fully appreciate the teachings of impermanence on my attachments. I thank Rinpoche for his previous post on impermanence for this realisation http://blog.tsemtulku.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/buddhas-dharma/why-is-knowing-impermanence-important.html
    But a glimpse of blissfulness came back into place when I confronted the root of the attachment head on.

    Rinpoche’s quote further strengthen my conviction in defeating oneself’s attachments. I thank you Rinpoche.

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    freon on Dec 28, 2011 at 12:40 am

    Dear Guru,

    Thanks for the inspiring wordings.

    I like this phase “Changing is not hard, you just have to amend your perspective.~Tsem Rinpoche” I personally experienced that same issues, same people and same problem i faced, the problem can be a hell to be or can be a learning curve to me, all depends on how my perspective are that time or how i view the incident.

    Thus, i always wish i have enough knowledge, understanding on Dharma to make my thoughts transform, to have a wiser perspective, on selfish thought- so that i feel better.

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