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

Once one has understand what is Buddhadharma, what is not Buddhadharma, and once one has had enough view to see the different approaches, then it's important to really look at what speaks to one's heart.

Our relative being is what rules our relative world.

Because we're trying, because we want, it's very hard to get.

You think you're enlightened. But as my lama said, when you realize the intrinsic nature of the mind, then you start to meditate. It's not the end, it's the beginning.

Obviously the dharma is every breath we take, every thought we think, every word we speak, if we do it with awareness and an open, caring heart.

When I was in retreat I just did my meditation sessions and, in-between, reading and things I had to do.