There are many wonderfully qualified teachers out there, but that doesn't mean that each teacher is suitable to the same person, anymore than people fall in love with the same person.

Some males are intelligent, some are dumb. Some females are intelligent, some are dumb. We're all human beings, no one is superior.

We do have the precious opportunity of this human life.

If you just follow your inner calling, then you just go ahead.

From the point of view of the relative world, merit is very important.

Once one has understand what is Buddhadharma, what is not Buddhadharma, and once one has had enough view to see the different approaches, then it's important to really look at what speaks to one's heart.

This precious life is our opportunity. We are not the millions and millions of other things that are not human.