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.

The notion of auspiciousness is something positive, something with forward momentum, coming out of our actions.

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

We want to infuse our day with good habits so that we can turn seemingly mundane situations into a ceremony of goodness.

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.

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

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