I think Shambhala can be a very strong force as a social example of how you can try to live a life balanced in terms of both the spiritual and the secular.

A book very much is the center of the road, so people always can refer back to it.

I write about whatever is timely - whatever is happening at the time for me - with what the expressive feeling is.

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

Many people think spirituality has nothing to do with success or accomplishing - that it's something you do with removal, with leaving the world.

It is said that if our intention is to help others-even if we are unable to follow it through-we will never have any regret. Regret is a result of trying to make "me" happy.

Our only reliable source of strength is the goodness of our hearts. Our only foundation for coming to terms with the suffering of the times is our innate need to be decent human beings.