Like gravity, karma is so basic we often don't even notice it.

Shambhala teachings say we all have the potential to accomplish our enlightened nature - our basic goodness.

Part of the notion in Shambhala teachings is that everybody can live their lives so they get weaker and more stressed out as they go along, or so they get more fortitude and strength.

What distinguishes Shambhala is its intention of trying to create a society based upon certain principles. So, Shambhala's focus is not just on the individual, but on society as a whole.

A lot of people dabbling means Buddhism has come into the mainstream, where people begin to use these terms and ideas, and they become less foreign.

Whatever we do lays a seed in our deepest consciousness, and one day that seed will grow.

The principles of Buddhism have become more commonplace, which is a good thing.