After you run, there's a sense of accomplishment; you feel like your life is meaningful. It's a moment of clarity.

If ruling our world stems from developing certainty in our sanity, how do we discover it? The Shambhala teachings instruct us to "put our mind of fearfulness in the cradle of loving-kindnes."

Being human is a precious situation, and we shouldn't waste time in useless activities.

To shift the direction of our planet, we must now be willing to experiment with the theory that within the speed and stress, we are good.

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.

It doesn’t matter if you’re rich or poor-the determining factor of success and happiness is contentment.