I think it's crucial to recognize that we are so fortunate to have this human birth where we can practice what we want, pick up and not just read books but actually understand them. This level of education is very rare throughout history, so we shouldn't take it for granted.

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.

A dog, however nice he is, and sweet-tempered, doesn't have much of a range of options. A human being does.

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.

The more you realize, the more you realize how much there is to realize and, at the same time, how much you realize that there is nothing to realize. So, it's an enormous job, not something that is going to be finished in this lifetime.

Our pure awareness is not male or female.

Either we're aware and present, or we're not. There is no half way.