My books definitely are ambassadors, as you called them. They express what the vision is, what the purpose is.

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.

The wise are balanced, and the foolish are extreme.

Initially, you have to live a period where you are developing your attitude. I would consider that a meditation: determining what you want to do. You have a period where you meditate and you get the strength.

We want to infuse our day with good habits so that we can turn seemingly mundane situations into a ceremony of goodness.

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

You have people who are good at English but don't have the training in Buddhism or Shambhala, or they have the training but are not good in English. Getting that mixture is really rare.