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

Our pure awareness is not male or female.

I think it's crucial to recognize that we are so fortunate to have this human birth where we can practice what we want, pick up and not just read books but actually understand them. This level of education is very rare throughout history, so we shouldn't take it for granted.

Our relative being is what rules our relative world.

In the beginning especially, we won't realize we're changing.

There are certain people who people think are enlightened. The problem with the word enlightenment is what you mean by it.

On a relative level where we live, we need to have a sense of identity, otherwise we'd fall apart, wouldn't we?