Differences Quote by Tenzin Palmo

“I think the difference is that when we drink tea, we just drink tea. But if you're in the presence of a genuine master, they don't have to do anything but drink their tea, and yet it affects you at an incredibly profound level.”

Tenzin Palmo

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