“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.” TryingWholeCertainIndividualPrinciplesFocusIntentionShambhala Author:Sakyong Mipham
“Shambhala does have unique teachings, as do many Buddhist traditions. For example, certain teachings within Shambhala have to do with raising the personal windhorse, or the energy of the individual, so a person has good fortitude to be able to live a good life.” PersonsDoeAbleCertainIndividualEnergyTeachingExampleUniqueTraditionBuddhistGood LifeFortitudeShambhala Author:Sakyong Mipham
“Shambhala teachings say we all have the potential to accomplish our enlightened nature - our basic goodness.” TeachingGoodnessAccomplishEnlightenedShambhala Author:Sakyong Mipham
“A lot of people talk about the spirituality of Buddhism, and it is a spiritual discipline. But in Shambhala there also is a notion that you have to be synchronized with both heaven and earth.” PeopleEarthSpiritualSpiritualityHeavenBuddhismDisciplineNotionHeaven And EarthSpiritual DisciplinesShambhala Author:Sakyong Mipham
“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.” TeachingNotionFortitudeStressedStressed OutShambhala Author:Sakyong Mipham
“Shambhala is a tradition where there were rulers, kings, and powerful people who actually were very benevolent and kind. They got things done, and they didn't abandon their tradition.” PeopleKindDonePowerfulKingsTraditionAbandonRulersThings DoneBenevolentShambhala Author:Sakyong Mipham
“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.” PeopleBuddhismTrainingMixturesShambhala Author:Sakyong Mipham
“The principles of Buddhism and Shambhala can be effective in helping the course of what is happening in the world.” WorldHelpingCoursesPrinciplesBuddhismHappeningsShambhala Author:Sakyong Mipham
“Shambhala is a Buddhist tradition with its own unique view and approach.” ViewsApproachUniqueTraditionBuddhistShambhala Author:Sakyong Mipham
“Shambhala existed in Tibet and has been continued over the years, and now it is in the West. At its core, it is very much dedicated to the basic theme of benefiting others.” YearsHas BeensWestCoreThemeDedicatedTibetShambhalaBenefiting Others Author:Sakyong Mipham
“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.” IfsFirstsConflictGoodnessFundamentalsCoreAcknowledgeShambhala Author:Sakyong Mipham
“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.” PeopleNeedsSometimesCommunityViewsCompassionMeditationFineTendenciesMeditatingShambhala Author:Sakyong Mipham
“Shambhala can be relevant in terms of what is going on in the world.” WorldTermRelevantShambhala Author:Sakyong Mipham
“I think Shambhala can be a very strong force as a social example of how you can try to live a life balanced in terms of both the spiritual and the secular.” ThinkingTryingSpiritualStrongForceSocialTermExampleVery StrongBalancedSecularLife BalanceShambhala Author:Sakyong Mipham
“If ruling our world stems from developing certainty in our sanity, how do we discover it? The Shambhala teachings instruct us to "put our mind of fearfulness in the cradle of loving-kindnes."” IfsWorldLoveMindKindnessTeachingCertaintyDevelopingOur WorldSanityStemRulingCradleShambhala Author:Sakyong Mipham
“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.” HumansKindPersonsDoeCultureHuman BeingsLevelsRaceVisionGroupsTypeGoodnessUniversalVariousManifestationEnlightenedBiasUniversalityShambhalaEnlightened Society Author:Sakyong Mipham
