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Dalai Lama Quote of the Week With regard to ordinary study, except for the fact that there is a limit to our lifetime, it is not that you arrive at a point where there is no more room in your brain. No matter how much you study, even if you study a hundred thousand million words, the mind can still retain them. This indicates that the basis of these qualities, consciousness, is stable and continuous. The other day, I made a joke to someone who was asking about the brain. I said that if, like a computer, you needed a cell for each moment of memory, then as you become more and more educated, your head would have to get bigger and bigger! Because of these reasons--that compassion, wisdom, and so forth are qualities that depend on the mind, and the mind is stable and continuous--they can be developed to a limitless degree. It is from this point of view that it is said that the conception of inherent existence can be extinguished. When one removes the conception of inherent existence, one thereby also ceases the afflictive emotions generated in dependence upon that ignorance. Also, since the ignorance that drives contaminated actions has ceased, this class of actions ceases. Once the motivator of the action and the actions cease, the results of those actions will cease. That is how the third noble truth--true cessation--comes to be. (p.103) --from The Dalai Lama at Harvard: Lectures on the Buddhist Path to Peace by H.H. the Dalai Lama of Tibet, Tenzin Gyatso, translated and edited by Jeffrey Hopkins, published by Snow Lion Publications The Dalai Lama at Harvard • Now at 5O% off (Good until September 2nd). Searching for a teacher, a topic, or a Buddhist resource? You'll find more than a thousand pages of news articles and dharma information in this handy tool: More Search Options... It's also on the top-left of every page, just below the search box! Find...  -  excerpts from books  -  links to many authors' pages  -  a dharma center near you  -  articles about teachings and dharma news, past and present Send this to a Friend... It's easy! Simply copy and paste a link in an email: Copy this link: http://www.snowlionpub.com/pages/DLQuote-copy.php Click the icon or open a forwarding email Paste the link into the email, add a friend's address and click "Send" Keep inspired during the week...read past quotes from our Archives! You can now find the archives of past quotes we've sent out by clicking the links at the bottom of our updated Subscription Lists page. SNOW LION PUBLICATIONS is dedicated to the preservation of Tibetan Buddhism and culture by publishing books about this great tradition. Tibetan culture is seriously endangered in its homeland and is striving to continue outside of Tibet. To support this effort, in addition to publishing and distributing books, Snow Lion offers a wide range of dharma items, purchased primarily from Tibetans in exile. These include visual art and ritual objects, statues and thangkas, videos, traditional music, and many gift items offered through our webstore and "Snow Lion: The Buddhist Magazine & Catalog"--over 2000 items--the largest selection anywhere. To browse the complete list go to  www.snowlionpub.com  and select any of the categories in left-hand margin. When you choose to purchase from Snow Lion you are directly supporting the large effort to publish more Buddhist texts and help the Tibetan people.   THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.   You are receiving this announcement from Snow Lion Publications because you have previously subscribed on our website. To continue receiving messages, we recommend that you add weblion@snowlionpub.com , tibet@snowlionpub.com , no-reply@snowlionpub.com , and weblion1@lightlink.com to your address book. If you'd like to change or cancel your subscription, please visit our subscription pages at www.snowlionpub.com/pages/lists.php,    www.snowlionpub.com/pages/unsubscribe.php,   or email us at weblion@snowlionpub.com. Please note that these announcements are also available on our website, if you are having trouble receiving them.

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