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

The world is full of incredible people who are embodiments of compassion. Some of them have a spiritual path; some of them don't.

Tibetans are great with meritorious practices.

Realization is wonderful, but you have to expand it until there's not a single defilement left in the mind and the mind is completely open and spacious. Even in that condition, you still use the relative mind. You use them both.

Forget about realizing shunyata and going on the different bhumis and all this. Just stay in the moment, stay aware, be kind and try to improve your mind.

At one time I thought that if I could really understand renunciation and bodhichitta from the depths of my heart, then, for this lifetime that would be enough.

The Buddha always emphased the important of good friends.