If you want to be miserable, think of yourself. If you want to be happy, think of others.

What is really happening in meditation is that we are developing the ability to think when we want to, and to not think when we don’t want to.

I think Shambhala can be a very strong force as a social example of how you can try to live a life balanced in terms of both the spiritual and the secular.

If you want to be miserable, think of yourself. If you want to be happy, think of others.

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

True happiness is always available to us, but first we have to create the environment for it to flourish.

Sometimes it seems like most people are being pulled into a negative energy, but then you meet strong individuals or strong leaders and they are free from it.