Yes, times are not good, but when were times good? This is samsara.

It's interesting to see people's projections because one lives very much in the world of projections.

When I heard that our bodies change when we get a bit older, I thought, oh good, now I'll go back to being a boy again. But it didn't happen like that.

The Buddha said that samsara by its nature is painful. He didn't say it was a joyride.

Most of the spiritual traditions were very theistic and the idea of an external god pulling the strings didn't resonate with me. I then discovered Buddhism and found the perfect path. I felt so grateful to the Buddha for having given the path, and not just explaining the end result, but showing so clearly how to get there.

To want not to want, you'll tie yourself in knots. So this is why the Tibetans always say, just relax the mind and open.

We have to transform those ordinary actions of our day into dharma practice because otherwise nothing is going to move.