Do I have to change my whole life if I become a Dharma practitioner?

Dharma practice does not mean that you have to become someone totally different. We remain essentially the same, and practice is aimed at bringing out the natural positive qualities that are within us.

We have to practice the Dharma within the way we live our lives. When we become Dharma practitioners, we do not have to do totally different things. It does not require that we have to live a totally different life from what we usually live.

HH, 17^th Karmapa
Ogyen Trinley Dorje

From Kamashila
Short-Ngon-dro teaching
Germany, 2014