It takes a tremendous amount of merit to meet with the dharma - especially if you have an interest in it.

The purpose of dharma is to help your mind to expand, to grow, to clarify. It should uphold us and create an inner sense of peace, joy, and clarity.

I think to dwell continually on the dark side creates gloom and despair and anger and hatred, and that just adds to the darkness. So rather than that, we need to think of the beauty in the world, and also send out love and compassion to all beings in this world. Not just the people we like, but people who we find difficult. Because they are very deeply in need of compassion.

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.

There are wonderful beings in this world.

The world is full of incredible people who are embodiments of compassion. Some of them have a spiritual path; some of them don't.

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