We can't hire out our own inner work, but we can do the manual labor with delight and decency.

...This jewel is the wisdom and compassion that it takes to act not on behalf of ourselves but for all beings. This is where real confidence and competence come from. Once we possess this jewel, our life becomes blessed.

If we cut speed and relax with what’s going on in our life right now, kindness and patience will naturally come about.

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.

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

True happiness is always available to us, but first we have to create the environment for it to flourish.

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