It doesn’t matter if you’re rich or poor-the determining factor of success and happiness is contentment.

Karma moves in two directions. If we act virtuously, the seed we plant will result in happiness. If we act non-virtuously, suffering results.

People sometimes don't like organized situations. Sometimes people need to be left alone more. Sometimes people need environmental support.

A lot of times people do spiritual practice just for themselves. I try to turn that a little bit. I try to make spiritual practice more a part of the community. I write about infusing people with compassion.

In a speedy and aggressive culture, we need different principles to live by-bravery and insight. The first moment of bravery is building trust in the mind, which we do in meditation. When we know how to create peace in our own mind, we can transform the world.

I write about whatever is timely - whatever is happening at the time for me - with what the expressive feeling is.

Shambhala can be relevant in terms of what is going on in the world.