If You Love Dharma

To those of you who have deep feelings for the Dharma, you need to be clear about what you need to do. You need to give the priority to study and practice rather than focusing on the external conditions for practice. Better buildings doesn’t mean better study; it’s quite possible that simpler buildings and simpler food will lead to better study and practice.

I’m not saying we don’t need anything for practice. But don’t emphasise the external aspects at the expense of the teaching and learning of the Dharma. The unmistaken direction is to focus on one’s study and practice and to change and transform one’s own mind.