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 appreciate something, that means we have allowed ourselves to relax and take it in.

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

Every moment of our life is important.

There are no boundaries-only possibilities

If you decide to go on a Buddhist path, you have to be careful if you start mixing a lot of different traditions you are not totally familiar with - mixing this kind of meditation with that kind of practice or this kind of visualization with that kind of mantra. Then you really are concocting your own thing, and you have no idea what is going to happen.

The body benefits from movement, and the mind benefits from stillness.