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Bắc Phong
* Thơ dựa ý Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo:
We're coming into the new year, so it is a very good time to make a simple resolution — not a huge, great, big resolution that we're not going to keep, but a simple one that we can keep.
Make a commitment. We should not always be making excuses. I'm talking to myself. That is just laziness, right? Make a commitment to do a simple practice like Shamatha or Metta for say 5, 10 or 20 minutes every day. Anybody can do 5 or 10 minutes. Come on. Then gradually, as we realise this is really a very nice thing to do with our time, we can extend it.
(Photo of Jetsunma in Tibet, 2007)