Initially, you have to live a period where you are developing your attitude. I would consider that a meditation: determining what you want to do. You have a period where you meditate and you get the strength.

If the mind is flexible, the world is flexible.

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

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

We can't hire out our own inner work, but we can do the manual labor with delight and decency.

Being fooled into trying to make things work out for 'me' is called samsara.

Certain teachers have tremendous amounts of experience. They are articulate, and they give wonderful discourse. But at some point along the road, they themselves learned from and studied a book.