The most outrageous thing we can do in this world is to accept what happens and fly with it.

Caring for others is the basis of worldly success.

Your life and your practice should not be separate. You bring your practice into experience. You bring it about.

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.

The principles of Buddhism and Shambhala can be effective in helping the course of what is happening in the world.

The wise are balanced, and the foolish are extreme.

One of the characteristics of every great teacher I've known is tremendous exertion. It's interesting: You may see them as spiritual people or compassionate people, but the driving force is that incredible exertion - and their ability to sustain it.