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

If you see life as an opportunity, or if you see helping others as an opportunity, then all of a sudden you become joyous. You want to go forward.

After you run, there's a sense of accomplishment; you feel like your life is meaningful. It's a moment of clarity.

If we cut speed and relax with what’s going on in our life right now, kindness and patience will naturally come about.

In Tibetan, we say people who have good windhorse have the sense they can accomplish what they want to do.

The first thing you have to do is acknowledge the basic and fundamental goodness of all beings. If you don't, then you are going to have conflict. That's at the core of Shambhala.

There is a tendency sometimes within the Shambhala community to make it just about meditating and, so, less about compassion. Shambhala is based upon compassion, but a lot of people come in and say, "I need to get more meditation. I need to do this for me, me, me." That's fine, but the view here is much more societal.