I write about whatever is timely - whatever is happening at the time for me - with what the expressive feeling is.

Karma moves in two directions. If we act virtuously, the seed we plant will result in happiness. If we act non-virtuously, suffering results.

In looking for my mind, I discovered that it seems to be in many different places. Sometimes it is drinking a glass of water, remembering swimming in the summer, feeling the breeze. In this contemplation I observed that the self is more elusive than I thought.

When we have gone beyond the boundaries of hope and fear, we are able to work with whatever comes our way.

When we are certain that the way to accomplish our own wishes is to help others, we have no regrets.

You need to eat well, sleep well, and have a roof over your head, but don’t go much further than that before extending yourself to others.

There is a tendency sometimes within the Shambhala community to make it just about meditating and, so, less about compassion. Shambhala is based upon compassion, but a lot of people come in and say, "I need to get more meditation. I need to do this for me, me, me." That's fine, but the view here is much more societal.