If you've made a lot of negative seeds, and not a lot of positive seeds, even though you meet with the dharma, you're going to have problems.

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

I'd say look at the teacher's students. Do you want to be like them? If you see a good and harmonious sangha, and if they're practicing well and are good people with good hearts, then you have a cause for trust.

It's important to lighten up a bit!

The real spiritual power is enabling beings to realize the nature of the mind. That's the power of Buddha activity.

I don't know why I got reborn as a female. Maybe in my past life I had some sympathy or something for women, but I certainly wasn't a female last time.

There are wonderful beings in this world.