Running and meditation are very personal activities. Therefore they are lonely. This loneliness is one of their best qualities because it strengthens our incentive to motivate ourselves.

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

When stress is the basic state of mind, even good things stress us out. We have to learn to let go.

What is really happening in meditation is that we are developing the ability to think when we want to, and to not think when we don’t want to.

It seems we all agree that training the body through exercise, diet, and relaxation is a good idea, but why don't we think about training our mind?

I think we are very environmental people. We need to be supported environmentally. Books very much have that imprint on the mind.

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