I've often said that the seventh paramita should be a sense of humor, so we don't take ourselves too seriously.

In one way I would like to teach, but I have no qualifications to teach Westerners.

The Buddha always emphased the important of good friends.

We have met with the dharma. Many of us have met with teachers. We do have some idea of what to do and how to practice. And we should not be lazy.

When I was in retreat I just did my meditation sessions and, in-between, reading and things I had to do.

If you've made a lot of negative seeds, and not a lot of positive seeds, even though you meet with the dharma, you're going to have problems.

I sometimes feel tremendous compassion and helplessness.