The future of Dharma is in women's hands now because they have this energy which was never really tapped.

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

We don't want to go to heaven. We want to be reborn so that we can keep going and realize the dharma so we can benefit other beings, endlessly. It's a very different thing.

When Tibetan lamas die they stay in a realization of clear light nature of the mind for several days or weeks.

Basically, I feel to spend the rest of my life doing retreat.

Either we're aware and present, or we're not. There is no half way.

Most of the people I talk to are not going to go off and live in a cave. Why should they? So I talk about how people can stop separating dharma practice - going on retreats, going to dharma centers, hearing talks, reading books - from their ordinary life.