A realized being would not be making any fresh karma because karma is very much connected to the ego but would still be receiving the results of past karma.

A lot of people with the purest motivation end up getting completely burned out. And that's because they lack the wisdom and the skill and the inner space.

I think to dwell continually on the dark side creates gloom and despair and anger and hatred, and that just adds to the darkness. So rather than that, we need to think of the beauty in the world, and also send out love and compassion to all beings in this world. Not just the people we like, but people who we find difficult. Because they are very deeply in need of compassion.

Develop confidence in your innate qualities and believe that these qualities will be brought to fruition.

As my lama always told me, I learned that I practice better when I'm by myself.

Look at your own potential. Don't overestimate your capabilities and push too hard, or underestimate them and use that as an excuse to be lazy.

We are educated. We can think. We have the freedom to think.