Time passes unhindered. When we make mistakes, we cannot turn the clock back and try again. All we can do is use the present well. - Tenzin Gyatso
" "Time passes unhindered. When we make mistakes, we cannot turn the clock back and try again. All we can do is use the present well.
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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