Tibetans - at least traditionally - are so totally permeated with the dharma that they don't see any difference between dharma and everyday life, really. And therefore they enjoy it because they don't make a separation.

We've been human countless times and done everything you can imagine. So we've been planting all these negative seeds, and they're going to come up.

Buddha activity doesn't mean radiating light and elevating yourself up a thousand feet in the air. That's not the point. The point is, as Zen is always saying - and Tibetans understand this also very well - every activity becomes perfect Buddha activity.

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

Even if one isn't a committed Buddhist, it just helps us become better human beings.

I find that being with other people dissipates my energy.

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