I really don't know what I could teach and don't really plan to teach.

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

If nuns begin getting more empowered, where does that leave us?

Forget about realizing shunyata and going on the different bhumis and all this. Just stay in the moment, stay aware, be kind and try to improve your mind.

For any practice to work, the mind which is meditating on the object must merge. Often they are facing each other. One has to become completely absorbed, then the transformation will occur.

Nowadays, mindfulness has become a catch-all word, but the general principle of trying to be more conscious and aware in our daily life is very important. Along with this, it's helpful to contemplate some of the mind training verses which are designed to take and transform all of the problems we experience.

People talk over and over about bodhichitta, but so often their heart is quite cold.