To be enlightened doesn't mean you end up stupefied and unable to function.

We're not lowly sinners, we're not worthless beings. We are something jewel-like and beautiful.

One of the advantages of being born in an affluent society is that if one has any intelligence at all, one will realize that having more and more won't solve the problem, and happiness does not lie in possessions, or even relationships: The answer lies within ourselves. If we can't find peace and happiness there, it's not going to come from the outside.

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

The Dharma is a very, very special and precious thing. The more you practice it, the more you will realize this.

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

All of the external circumstances and the rude and difficult people we meet, instead of getting angry, upset, or frustrated, we see that we can take them all and use them on the path in a way that actually invigorates and strengthens us, rather than defeats us. It's all very practical advice, and that's why I talk a lot about how to make our daily life into Dharma practice, otherwise it's easy to feel hopeless and helpless.