Shambhala is a tradition where there were rulers, kings, and powerful people who actually were very benevolent and kind. They got things done, and they didn't abandon their tradition.

Part of the notion in Shambhala teachings is that everybody can live their lives so they get weaker and more stressed out as they go along, or so they get more fortitude and strength.

If you see life as an opportunity, or if you see helping others as an opportunity, then all of a sudden you become joyous. You want to go forward.

Poetry is a language for when you can't quite write prose about something, you can't quite say it, but if you do a poem, it kind of gets to the point.

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

When we have gone beyond the boundaries of hope and fear, we are able to work with whatever comes our way.

True happiness is always available to us, but first we have to create the environment for it to flourish.