To be completely enlightened means that you're a Buddha.I don't speak of enlightenment.

When I was in retreat I just did my meditation sessions and, in-between, reading and things I had to do.

We are educated. We can think. We have the freedom to think.

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?

Whether we're in retreat or out in the world, we should try to develop the quality of awareness as much as possible.

We have the pure nature of the mind.

It's interesting to see people's projections because one lives very much in the world of projections.