Sometimes it seems like most people are being pulled into a negative energy, but then you meet strong individuals or strong leaders and they are free from it.

Shambhala teachings say we all have the potential to accomplish our enlightened nature - our basic goodness.

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

For me, language and how I use it are very important. I held back on doing a poetry book, walking the fine line between trying to be helpful and just putting more junk out there.

Shambhala is a Buddhist tradition with its own unique view and approach.

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.

In looking for my mind, I discovered that it seems to be in many different places. Sometimes it is drinking a glass of water, remembering swimming in the summer, feeling the breeze. In this contemplation I observed that the self is more elusive than I thought.