In the very deep darkness of this world, little pinpoints of light show up very brightly and can shine a long way.

My body is not good for prostrations.

Just entering into the dharma and taking refuge and bodhisattva vows is a tremendous amount of merit, but we need more and more and more.

Why are we sitting? Why are we practicing? Why are we doing anything? It's not so I can be happy. It's so I can embody the dharma in order to benefit other beings.

Buddhism is the most active one! The whole time, we're dealing with the mind and how to tame it, and how to transcend our ordinary conventional mind. This takes an enormous amount of determination and perseverance. It also requires an attitude of being relaxed and spacious, rather than tense and stressed. It's certainly not a matter of lying back and expecting it all to happen. If we don't make it happen, it won't!

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

At the age of 21 I was so sensible and became a nun. I am very grateful to myself for that.