We make the commitment to stop for a moment and look at what the mind is doing, what mind state we are dwelling in. We don't judge it, we just know it. Gradually we'll become more and more accustomed to being conscious of what we're thinking and our various positive and negative states. We'll become more and more the masters of our mind, rather than the slaves.

From a Buddhist point of view, the first thing to help is yourself, to get your own mind together. And to really understand how to benefit beings, not just on the physical level, but on all levels. Then there are endless beings you can benefit.

In this life you have obstacles.

Because we're trying, because we want, it's very hard to get.

There are other ways of benefiting than by being a recognized tulku and sitting on a throne.

It's interesting to see people's projections because one lives very much in the world of projections.

The power of thought is extremely powerful.