In the early '60s there was very little reliable information on Tibetan Buddhism. I was living in London and I had joined the Buddhist Society. For the most part, people there were either interested in Theravada or Zen Buddhism. There was almost no one into Tibetan Buddhism at that time.

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.

The thing to do in this lifetime is to create more merit.

Wherever we are and whatever we're doing, we're either conscious, or we're not.

Yes, times are not good, but when were times good? This is samsara.

This is a time that calls for extreme restraint. In a world of outright aggression and violence there can be no winners. To respond to violence with counter-violence only throws oil on the fire.

People talk over and over about bodhichitta, but so often their heart is quite cold.