It's unlikely that you were a frog in a past life.

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.

Don't be thinking that this lama over there is giving better teachings or that this lama over here is giving more secret initiations. Leave that. Just keep the practice very simple, try to stay in the moment and try to stay mindful.

I've often said that the seventh paramita should be a sense of humor, so we don't take ourselves too seriously.

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.

Doing retreats, getting personal teachings from time to time from inspiring teachers, all of this helps to recharge our batteries. Then we get inspired and can carry what we've gained into our daily life, which is very important.

Women are fully capable of doing everything.