"In fact, the whole Buddhist system deals with mind; the Buddhist way of arousing compassion and the strong emphasis on mental training are extremely helpful in treating emotional problems." Rinpoche also says that Buddhist training had a big influence on the recent bestseller Emotional Intelligence. And Buddhism is also being gradually applied to modern psychology.
「事實上，佛教的整套系統就是對心理的探索，佛法上對慈悲的教誨，與訓練心的豐富方法，對治療情緒相當有用」，他指出，近來暢銷的 EQ 一書，根本上受佛教心理觀影響，而這個影響也逐漸對當代精神療法發揮作用。