Everyone should not be ordained, but for those who really feel that the only thing that matters in this world is the Dharma, then it is a logical step to adopt a form of life that automatically precludes worldly distractions.

Just entering into the dharma and taking refuge and bodhisattva vows is a tremendous amount of merit, but we need more and more and more.

It's important to lighten up a bit!

I remember asking my mother if she believed in reincarnation and she said that that sounded very sensible, and I thought, yes, it does to me too. So I always believed in it. I can't remember when I didn't.

On a relative level where we live, we need to have a sense of identity, otherwise we'd fall apart, wouldn't we?

This precious life is our opportunity. We are not the millions and millions of other things that are not human.

The answer lies within ourselves. If we can't find peace and happiness there, it's not going to come from the outside.