We live in a culture where information is becoming easier to access. Certain special practices have been kept very quiet and secret, and those traditions need to be respected. But there are a lot of teachings people can access that would benefit them greatly.

What is amazing is how stuck people are in their own habits. It is really hard to get people out of their habits. But once they shift, it also is amazing how rapid the progress can be.

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

Many people think spirituality has nothing to do with success or accomplishing - that it's something you do with removal, with leaving the world.

The wise are balanced, and the foolish are extreme.

When stress is the basic state of mind, even good things stress us out. We have to learn to let go.

Changing our decision sets up a bad habit. It reinforces decision-making as an expression of bewilderment and ignorance, instead of wisdom and freedom.