The bones and tendons of the mind are mindfulness and awareness. Mindfulness is the mind’s strength, and awareness is its flexibility. Without these abilities, we cannot function. When we drink a glass of water, drive a car, or have a conversation, we are using mindfulness and awareness.

Shambhala vision is universal. It has no bias towards one type of culture or group. It is not ethnocentric and does not encourage one specific kind of person, race, or religion. Shambhala vision promotes a universality in relationship to basic goodness. All human beings are basically good and an enlightened society, at various levels of manifestation, can occur in any culture.

The most outrageous thing we can do in this world is to accept what happens and fly with it.

Even when we speak of selflessness, the mind goes to "me." We think, "I'm selfless," but everything is selfless.

It doesn’t matter if you’re rich or poor-the determining factor of success and happiness is contentment.

Our only reliable source of strength is the goodness of our hearts. Our only foundation for coming to terms with the suffering of the times is our innate need to be decent human beings.

Movement is good for the body. Stillness is good for the mind.