The principles of Buddhism have become more commonplace, which is a good thing.

The wise are balanced, and the foolish are extreme.

There are no boundaries-only possibilities

After you run, there's a sense of accomplishment; you feel like your life is meaningful. It's a moment of clarity.

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.

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

When I ask people to contemplate selflessness, the sometimes react as if I've asked them to put their house on the market or give away all their money. If there was a self that existed in the way we think, discovering selflessness would be like putting our house on the market. But in the Buddhist tradition, the discovery of selflessness is called "completely joyful." It's not called "the raw end of the deal," or "I'd rather go back to bed," or "This is scary and depressing."