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.

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.

We humans have come to a crossroads in our history: we can either destroy the world or create a good future.

What distinguishes Shambhala is its intention of trying to create a society based upon certain principles. So, Shambhala's focus is not just on the individual, but on society as a whole.

To protect this earth is to protect the very spirit of life

If the mind is flexible, the world is flexible.

It's one thing to have the attitude of enlightenment and another thing to act in an enlightened way, which is conduct or activity.