Just because someone is very charismatic, it doesn't mean that they're genuinely qualified.
If nuns begin getting more empowered, where does that leave us?
Either we're aware and present, or we're not. There is no half way.
Merit clears away obstacles.
I don't know why I got reborn as a female. Maybe in my past life I had some sympathy or something for women, but I certainly wasn't a female last time.
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.