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

When we read history we find that in all ages people have thought, this is the dark age.

I'd say look at the teacher's students. Do you want to be like them? If you see a good and harmonious sangha, and if they're practicing well and are good people with good hearts, then you have a cause for trust.

If you've made a lot of negative seeds, and not a lot of positive seeds, even though you meet with the dharma, you're going to have problems.

If nuns begin getting more empowered, where does that leave us?

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

When I was in retreat I just did my meditation sessions and, in-between, reading and things I had to do.