To me the special quality (which of course many men have as well) is first of all a sharpness, a clarityIt cuts through - especially intellectual ossification. Itgets to the point. To me the dakini principle stands for the intuitive force.

There are wars, there's pestilence, there are plagues, there is corruption in religious circles, corruption in the government, when was it not?

We've been human countless times and done everything you can imagine. So we've been planting all these negative seeds, and they're going to come up.

When I look back I feel very grateful.

I think it's a meritorious action to become a monk, provided that your motivation is pure.

If we greet situations with a positive attitude, we will eventually create positive returns. If we respond with a negative attitude, negative things will eventually come our way.

Caves are beautiful things you know. They're thermostatically controlled - warm when it's cold out and cool when it's warm. Very quiet. Nobody there. Especially in the winter - it was perfect. Also, because it's a cave, you can't do much with it.