thus have i been reading

 

"When we speak about enlightenment and the path leading to it, we are naturally speaking about a quality, or state, of mind. In the final analysis, enlightenment is nothing other than a perfected state of mind. Enlightenment should not be understood as some kind of physical location, or rank, or status, that is conferred on us. It is the state of mind where all negatives and limitations have been purified, and all potentials of positive qualities fully perfected and realized."
TENZIN GYATSO/14TH.DALAI LAMA

 

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