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

People can be trained in certain principles, but then they actually have to apply them and try them out.

Our only reliable source of strength is the goodness of our hearts. Our only foundation for coming to terms with the suffering of the times is our innate need to be decent human beings.

One of the characteristics of every great teacher I've known is tremendous exertion. It's interesting: You may see them as spiritual people or compassionate people, but the driving force is that incredible exertion - and their ability to sustain it.

The self-assured strength that grows from knowing that we already have what we need makes us gentle, because we are no longer desperate.

The principles of Buddhism and Shambhala can be effective in helping the course of what is happening in the world.

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