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.

The nature of our mind may be displayed in many ways, but Ashe is the fundamental basis.

In meditation we are continuously discovering who and what we are.

The wise are balanced, and the foolish are extreme.

Meditation practice is relevant because in meditation our conceptual mind relaxes and we can feel who we are at heart.

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

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.