We need to be sincere in our practice, but at the same time we can't take ourselves too seriously.

Whether we're in retreat or out in the world, we should try to develop the quality of awareness as much as possible.

We shouldn't be too naïve, or taken in by charisma.

We live in a society which is heading in one direction, so it's good to have at least a few friends who share the same values and can encourage us and help us to remember that we're not alone or peculiar, but that what we're doing is a very valid way of life. This will encourage us to put the Dharma at the centre of our life and not the periphery, to use our daily life as our Dharma practice.

It's important to lighten up a bit!

As my lama always told me, I learned that I practice better when I'm by myself.

We are educated. We can think. We have the freedom to think.