It's interesting that in those countries like Taiwan or Korea, where nuns are given equal opportunities for study and practice, they also develop great social awareness.

To become effortless takes a lot of effort. It's good to compare it to learning an instrument or learning a sport.

We only think about the difficult people and the horrible things that happen. That's what gets all the media attention.

People talk over and over about bodhichitta, but so often their heart is quite cold.

It's only when all the dust is completely gone from the mirror, and there is only mirror, no dust, that we're really enlightened. So that's a lot of work.

I find that being with other people dissipates my energy.

Tibetans - at least traditionally - are so totally permeated with the dharma that they don't see any difference between dharma and everyday life, really. And therefore they enjoy it because they don't make a separation.