When we have gone beyond the boundaries of hope and fear, we are able to work with whatever comes our way.

If we are going to live in a society, there has to be an attitude where people really do care for others.

Even when we speak of selflessness, the mind goes to "me." We think, "I'm selfless," but everything is selfless.

If you decide to go on a Buddhist path, you have to be careful if you start mixing a lot of different traditions you are not totally familiar with - mixing this kind of meditation with that kind of practice or this kind of visualization with that kind of mantra. Then you really are concocting your own thing, and you have no idea what is going to happen.

In Tibetan, we say people who have good windhorse have the sense they can accomplish what they want to do.

Being human is a precious situation, and we shouldn't waste time in useless activities.

When the mind is totally present, it is relaxed, nimble, and sensitive. It feels lighter and clearer. It notices everything, but it is not distracted by anything. It is the feeling of knowing exactly where you are and what you are doing.