People get very deep experiences and they think they're enlightened. That's not enlightenment, that's just some realization.

We have the pure nature of the mind.

People get very deep experiences and they think they're enlightened. That's not enlightenment, that's just some realization.

Most religions have always appreciated the extreme power of concentrated thought directed toward the benefit of others, especially when that person is practicing in solitude. That's why they have contemplative orders.

There are wonderful beings in this world.

If nuns begin getting more empowered, where does that leave us?

Every country that meets Buddhism molds it into their own indigenous religion, as America will. A very clear example of this is Japan, which threw out almost all the dharma, and just kept that essence, which spoke to them.