You must personally accept the responsibility of improving your own life.

The ideal of warriorship is that the warrior should be sad and tender, and because of that, the warrior can be very brave as well.

A genuine sense of humor is having a light touch: not beating reality into the ground but appreciating reality with a light touch. The basis of Shambhala vision is rediscovering that perfect and real sense of humor, that light touch of appreciation.

Watchfulness is experiencing a sudden glimpse of something without any qualifications - just the sudden glimpse itself.

Ultimately, that is the definition of bravery: not being afraid of yourself.

Magic is the total delight (appreciation) of chance

We are always in transition. If you can just relax with that, you'll have no problem.