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Sakyong Mipham, born in 1962, is an influential spiritual leader and Buddhist teacher. He is known for his unique leadership style and modern interpretations of traditional Buddhist teachings.

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“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.”

Needs Humans Heart Suffering Term Human Beings Source Goodness Foundation Decent Innate Source Of Strength Reliable Sources

Author:Sakyong Mipham

“Shambhala teachings say we all have the potential to accomplish our enlightened nature - our basic goodness.”

Teaching Goodness Accomplish Enlightened Shambhala

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“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.”

Ifs Firsts Conflict Goodness Fundamentals Core Acknowledge Shambhala

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“We want to infuse our day with good habits so that we can turn seemingly mundane situations into a ceremony of goodness.”

Want Turns Situation Habit Goodness Ceremony Mundane Good Habits

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

Term Talking Goodness Inherent Completeness

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“Enlightened Society is all about nurturing the human spirit - waking up to the goodness, kindness and strength that we already have.”

Humans Spirit Kindness Goodness Wake Up Enlightened Waking Human Spirit Nurturing Enlightened Society

Book:The Shambhala Principle: Discovering Humanity's Hidden Treasure

Source: The Shambhala Principle: Discovering Humanity's Hidden Treasure

“Shambhala vision is universal. It has no bias towards one type of culture or group. It is not ethnocentric and does not encourage one specific kind of person, race, or religion. Shambhala vision promotes a universality in relationship to basic goodness. All human beings are basically good and an enlightened society, at various levels of manifestation, can occur in any culture.”

Humans Kind Persons Doe Culture Human Beings Levels Race Vision Groups Type Goodness Universal Various Manifestation Enlightened Bias Universality Shambhala Enlightened Society

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“If we can feel confident in our goodness, it will illuminate our life and society”

Ifs Feels Our Lives Goodness

Book:The Shambhala Principle: Discovering Humanity's Hidden Treasure

Source: The Shambhala Principle: Discovering Humanity's Hidden Treasure

About the Author

Born: 1962
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Quotes: 120

Books & Sources

Ruling Your World: Ancient Strategies For Modern LifeRelated source material

The Shambhala Principle: Discovering Humanity's Hidden TreasureRelated source material

Running with the Mind of Meditation: Lessons for Training Body and MindRelated source material

Turning the Mind Into an AllyRelated source material

The Lost Art of Good Conversation: A Mindful Way to Connect with Others and Enrich Everyday LifeRelated source material

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