When I look back I feel very grateful.

The nature of the mind is completely incredible.

In the texts, and as His Holiness the Dalai Lama reminds us, we should check the person's behavior not when they're sitting on a big throne, but behind the scenes. How do they treat ordinary people - not the big sponsors - but just ordinary people who are of no particular importance to them.

Merit clears away obstacles.

For so many centuries women have been suppressed and regarded as inferior. And that of course is not right at all, that we all have buddha-nature - so what's the difference?

We all have our own karma and so different teachers will be meaningful to different students.

Women are fully capable of doing everything.