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

The self-assured strength that grows from knowing that we already have what we need makes us gentle, because we are no longer desperate.

Our mind is always subject to being distracted by thoughts of what happened in the past and ideas of what could happen in the future, but the living experience is what is happening NOW.

Karma moves in two directions. If we act virtuously, the seed we plant will result in happiness. If we act non-virtuously, suffering results.

My books definitely are ambassadors, as you called them. They express what the vision is, what the purpose is.

What distinguishes Shambhala is its intention of trying to create a society based upon certain principles. So, Shambhala's focus is not just on the individual, but on society as a whole.

We can't hire out our own inner work, but we can do the manual labor with delight and decency.