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

I think, for East and West, the first thing we need is a good grounding in basic Buddhadharma.

Our pure awareness is not male or female.

I do think that someone who decides to devote themselves entirely to the spiritual life, that that is more meritorious.

We're not making up merit scores for ourselves. We're making up merit scores so that we can be reborn in a situation where we can really live to benefit ourselves and others.

Tibetans are great with meritorious practices.

Keep your practice very simple and don't be too ambitious.