Sakyong Mipham Quotes

When we are certain that the way to accomplish our own wishes is to help others, we have no regrets.

What is my great wish and intention, is to make a base of compassion and to encourage people to work to shift the energy.

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

When stress is the basic state of mind, even good things stress us out. We have to learn to let go.

When we are using this term 'basic goodness,' we are talking about our inherent completeness.

Each of us holds human destiny in our hands. It will be completely determined by how the mind feels about itself.

Our power comes not from suppressing others but from uplifting them.

It seems we all agree that training the body through exercise, diet, and relaxation is a good idea, but why don't we think about training our mind?

Part of the notion in Shambhala teachings is that everybody can live their lives so they get weaker and more stressed out as they go along, or so they get more fortitude and strength.

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

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.

Sometimes people feel disappointed when they hear about practicing compassion: "You mean I have to be nice?" It's kind of a letdown. We often overlook compassion, seeing it as merely a pit stop on the way to more advanced practices. We want something more; we don't even know what. But that's just a trick of our mind. One of the greatest teachings is to practice compassion.

The nature of our mind may be displayed in many ways, but Ashe is the fundamental basis.

We live in a culture where information is becoming easier to access. Certain special practices have been kept very quiet and secret, and those traditions need to be respected. But there are a lot of teachings people can access that would benefit them greatly.

You have people who are good at English but don't have the training in Buddhism or Shambhala, or they have the training but are not good in English. Getting that mixture is really rare.

Changing our decision sets up a bad habit. It reinforces decision-making as an expression of bewilderment and ignorance, instead of wisdom and freedom.

Caring for others is the basis of worldly success.

Meditation practice is relevant because in meditation our conceptual mind relaxes and we can feel who we are at heart.

I would say courage first; then wisdom, which is a sense of knowledge and confidence; and also the wish and desire to uplift. The underlying notion is "How do I help?" That attitude really is a spiritual journey and a path.

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

The wise are balanced, and the foolish are extreme.

Like gravity, karma is so basic we often don't even notice it.