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Ultimately we want to use dream to liberate ourselves from all relative conditions, not simply to improve them.
Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
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What this quote means

The quote suggests that the ultimate goal of dreaming is to achieve true freedom rather than just making existing conditions better.

Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche emphasizes that while many people strive to enhance their current circumstances, the deeper purpose of dreaming is about liberation from all limitations and attachments. It’s a call for individuals to seek a profound transformation that transcends mere improvement, aiming for a state where they are unbound by relative conditions and societal constraints.

Themes

DreamLiberationFreedomTransformationConditions

In practice

Example use cases

In a motivational speech to inspire a group of students.

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