Being human is a precious situation, and we shouldn't waste time in useless activities.

Shambhala does have unique teachings, as do many Buddhist traditions. For example, certain teachings within Shambhala have to do with raising the personal windhorse, or the energy of the individual, so a person has good fortitude to be able to live a good life.

Shambhala vision is universal. It has no bias towards one type of culture or group. It is not ethnocentric and does not encourage one specific kind of person, race, or religion. Shambhala vision promotes a universality in relationship to basic goodness. All human beings are basically good and an enlightened society, at various levels of manifestation, can occur in any culture.

To shift the direction of our planet, we must now be willing to experiment with the theory that within the speed and stress, we are good.

Our only reliable source of strength is the goodness of our hearts. Our only foundation for coming to terms with the suffering of the times is our innate need to be decent human beings.

We want to infuse our day with good habits so that we can turn seemingly mundane situations into a ceremony of goodness.

Ultimately, as individuals we each have to ask ourselves to be courageous and apply certain principles.