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

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.

All of the external circumstances and the rude and difficult people we meet, instead of getting angry, upset, or frustrated, we see that we can take them all and use them on the path in a way that actually invigorates and strengthens us, rather than defeats us. It's all very practical advice, and that's why I talk a lot about how to make our daily life into Dharma practice, otherwise it's easy to feel hopeless and helpless.

Tibetans are great with meritorious practices.

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

We only think about the difficult people and the horrible things that happen. That's what gets all the media attention.

To become effortless takes a lot of effort. It's good to compare it to learning an instrument or learning a sport.