Monastic life cuts off the distractions and emotional entanglements one becomes involved in, in the lay life.

We're reborn every second, every moment.

I think we females have a lot of work to do for each other.

When one has a decisive realization of the inherent nature of the mind, which has no ego, it has no sense of duality between oneself and the cup, and a deep sense of interpenetration of the whole dharma. Then whatever we do is spontaneously perfect Buddha activity. And anybody who is even slightly tuned in will get a very deep experience of that.

In the very deep darkness of this world, little pinpoints of light show up very brightly and can shine a long way.

Develop confidence in your innate qualities and believe that these qualities will be brought to fruition.

I'm glad that I'm female.