In Tibetan, we say people who have good windhorse have the sense they can accomplish what they want to do.

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

In a speedy and aggressive culture, we need different principles to live by-bravery and insight. The first moment of bravery is building trust in the mind, which we do in meditation. When we know how to create peace in our own mind, we can transform the world.

Our root fantasy is that "I" am real and that it's possible for "me" to be happy.

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

There is a tendency sometimes within the Shambhala community to make it just about meditating and, so, less about compassion. Shambhala is based upon compassion, but a lot of people come in and say, "I need to get more meditation. I need to do this for me, me, me." That's fine, but the view here is much more societal.