We shouldn't be too naïve, or taken in by charisma.

At the age of 21 I was so sensible and became a nun. I am very grateful to myself for that.

In India many people come to discuss things with me. I sometimes say that half of them come saying, "I have a problem, I want to find a teacher." The other half say, "I have a problem because I have a teacher!" So it's not so simple.

I've often said that the seventh paramita should be a sense of humor, so we don't take ourselves too seriously.

The real spiritual power is enabling beings to realize the nature of the mind. That's the power of Buddha activity.

When we read history we find that in all ages people have thought, this is the dark age.

The internet can be enormously helpful, just like books can, but I don't think it's the be all and end all for really practicing Buddhism. At a certain point, as with learning any skill, we need personal instruction from someone who is more advanced than us.