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.

One of the characteristics of every great teacher I've known is tremendous exertion. It's interesting: You may see them as spiritual people or compassionate people, but the driving force is that incredible exertion - and their ability to sustain it.

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

Shambhala is a Buddhist tradition with its own unique view and approach.

If you see life as an opportunity, or if you see helping others as an opportunity, then all of a sudden you become joyous. You want to go forward.

There are no boundaries-only possibilities

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