Shambhala teachings say we all have the potential to accomplish our enlightened nature - our basic goodness.
Sakyong MiphamYou need to become more genuine to who you are. So, people pushing you can help take you to the level where you really understand the principles and enter them into action.
Sakyong MiphamWe want to infuse our day with good habits so that we can turn seemingly mundane situations into a ceremony of goodness.
Sakyong MiphamIf you decide to go on a Buddhist path, you have to be careful if you start mixing a lot of different traditions you are not totally familiar with - mixing this kind of meditation with that kind of practice or this kind of visualization with that kind of mantra. Then you really are concocting your own thing, and you have no idea what is going to happen.
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