Whether we're in retreat or out in the world, we should try to develop the quality of awareness as much as possible.
In this life you have obstacles.
The dharma is here. And the dharma is in your heart. Where else would it be?
I find that being with other people dissipates my energy.
Basically, I feel to spend the rest of my life doing retreat.
We have to transform those ordinary actions of our day into dharma practice because otherwise nothing is going to move.