Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche

According to a famous Zen saying, bringing Buddhism to a new culture is like taking a flower and holding it next to a rock. Hopefully the flower will take root, but it takes a long time. Our minds are like the rock, and the dharma is a beautiful flower. How long is it going to take for this flower to take root in us?
-Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, Shambhala Sun, Going at Our Own Pace on the Path of Meditation