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

When I was going into one of my first meditation retreats, I asked my father, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, for some advice. He said, "How you act when you're alone affects the rest of your life." Even in solitude, the ruler engages in virtue.

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

This is bravery: using the challenge of daily life to sharpen our mind and open our heart.

We humans have come to a crossroads in our history: we can either destroy the world or create a good future.

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.

...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.