Going for character: why not now, and where you stand?
We have to transform those ordinary actions of our day into dharma practice because otherwise nothing is going to move.
We do look for inspiration amongst our own sex. Why not? You go into temples and they're full of all the lineage lamas who are male. What message does that give to a young girl, except that somehow she got trapped in the wrong body because of bad things she did in a past life?
If you're meeting with the dharma, you have probably been a human being before.
The world is full of incredible people who are embodiments of compassion. Some of them have a spiritual path; some of them don't.
When we read history we find that in all ages people have thought, this is the dark age.
To me the special quality (which of course many men have as well) is first of all a sharpness, a clarityIt cuts through - especially intellectual ossification. Itgets to the point. To me the dakini principle stands for the intuitive force.
Never pick up a stray kitten. . . unless you've already made up your mind to be owned by it.
Nothing gives us courage more readily than the desire to avoid looking like a damn fool.
If I loved you, well that's my fault
Of course you don't want anybody to feel shame for their sexuality. But you also want to make it clear that a loud, a loud and proud approach to your sexuality at a young age isn't necessary to be a fully integrated person.