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

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

When we are using this term 'basic goodness,' we are talking about our inherent completeness.

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 the mind is flexible, the world is flexible.

The first thing you have to do is acknowledge the basic and fundamental goodness of all beings. If you don't, then you are going to have conflict. That's at the core of Shambhala.

The self-assured strength that grows from knowing that we already have what we need makes us gentle, because we are no longer desperate.