Every moment of our life is important.

Sometimes people feel disappointed when they hear about practicing compassion: "You mean I have to be nice?" It's kind of a letdown. We often overlook compassion, seeing it as merely a pit stop on the way to more advanced practices. We want something more; we don't even know what. But that's just a trick of our mind. One of the greatest teachings is to practice compassion.

As a leader, people push you. They really want to keep pushing you until you get aggressive. Then they say, "Oh, see, it doesn't work."

Shambhala can be relevant in terms of what is going on in the world.

If we are going to live in a society, there has to be an attitude where people really do care for others.

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

Like gravity, karma is so basic we often don't even notice it.