When I heard that our bodies change when we get a bit older, I thought, oh good, now I'll go back to being a boy again. But it didn't happen like that.

When Tibetan lamas die they stay in a realization of clear light nature of the mind for several days or weeks.

Our thinking can create liberation or it can create imprisonment. It depends on how we use our mind.

If you put a little pin in the middle and you make a little space, a little circle, then the nature of the mirror shines through. So now you know the mind is not dust, that behind that dust there is this mirror-like nature of the mind, and if it's a big enough hole, you might be so transfixed by the hole you don't notice the rest of the dust.

Everyone should not be ordained, but for those who really feel that the only thing that matters in this world is the Dharma, then it is a logical step to adopt a form of life that automatically precludes worldly distractions.

Obviously being relaxed doesn't mean that you make no effort.

I think the problem with Western students is they're very ambitious.