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Meaning
This reads as a modest self-definition, one that resists grandeur and keeps the focus on discipline rather than image. It suggests a person trying to be seen through role and practice, not status. In a public setting, it can land as a quiet correction to reverence, a way of saying that simplicity matters more than titles.
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Originally said in English.
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About Dalai Lama
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