You 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.

A lot of people talk about the spirituality of Buddhism, and it is a spiritual discipline. But in Shambhala there also is a notion that you have to be synchronized with both heaven and earth.

The most outrageous thing we can do in this world is to accept what happens and fly with it.

Our root fantasy is that "I" am real and that it's possible for "me" to be happy.

The most important thing is having the right mind - a mind that can see it. Once you have an open mind, you see a lot of auspicious coincidence taking place.

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

As a leader, you have the choice to determine what you are going to do and how you are going to engage others. You can decide to act compassionately regardless of what the weather is - whether it is cloudy or sunny - or whether things are inspirational or not.