I don't think I've changed anything, but I hope that by my talks I have encouraged people in their practice. That's as much as any of us can do.

There is an enormous joy and satisfaction in doing what you really want to do and are best fitted to do. When it all comes together like that, it gives you a wonderful sense of well-being and satisfaction knowing that you have been doing what you were intended to do for this lifetime.

Still all the tulkus being born are men.

Of course, now as a woman you can do so much, without being necessarily a rinpoche.

I find that being with other people dissipates my energy.

The Tibetans have many teachings on how to die, consciously, and how to remain in the clear light, and it works. You can see it working, and they can stay in that state for hours, days, or weeks.

If you don't find that people find you're easier to live with than you were before, if you don't find that your heart is feeling warmer toward others and if your negative emotions are not getting any better, then there's something wrong. That is always the touchstone of the Dharma practice.