Your regular teachers will get mad at you. If you keep asking something again and again, they will get tired of saying the same thing. A book will not do that. A book always will be there for you. In whatever you want, the book will be there.

A lot of people dabbling means Buddhism has come into the mainstream, where people begin to use these terms and ideas, and they become less foreign.

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 want to be miserable, think of yourself. If you want to be happy, think of others.

What is amazing is how stuck people are in their own habits. It is really hard to get people out of their habits. But once they shift, it also is amazing how rapid the progress can be.

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

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