You are so anxious about the future that you do not enjoy the present. You therefore do not live in the present or the future. You live as if you are… - Tenzin Gyatso

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You are so anxious about the future that you do not enjoy the present. You therefore do not live in the present or the future. You live as if you are never going to die, and then die having never really lived.

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About Tenzin Gyatso

His Holiness, Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama (born 6 July 1935). Head of state and spiritual leader of the people of Tibet; Awarded the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize; born Lhamo Dhondrub, renamed Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso (Holy Lord, Gentle Glory, Compassionate, Defender of the Faith, Ocean of Wisdom) upon being officially recognized as the Dalai Lama. Tibetans often refer to him as Yeshe Norbu, the "Wishfulfilling Gem" or just Kundun - "The Presence."

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Alternative Names: Lhamo Dondrub Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso Dalai Lama Tendzin Gyatso Lhamo Dhondup Lhamo Tönzhub Gyalwa Rinpoche
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