“The principles of Buddhism and Shambhala can be effective in helping the course of what is happening in the world.” Quote by Sakyong Mipham
“A lot of people dabbling means Buddhism has come into the mainstream, where people begin to use these terms and ideas, and they become less foreign.” PeopleMeanIdeasUseTermBuddhismMainstreamDabbling Author:Sakyong Mipham
“The principles of Buddhism have become more commonplace, which is a good thing.” PrinciplesBuddhismGood ThingsCommonplace Author:Sakyong Mipham
“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.” PeopleNeedsHas BeensCertainCultureSecretPracticeTeachingSpecialInformationBecomingEasierQuietBenefitsTraditionAccess Author:Sakyong Mipham
“Read over your compositions and whenever you meet with a passage which you think is particularly fine, strike it out.” ThinkingWritingArtFineEntertainmentStrikesEditorsPassagesCompositionGreat WritingRewritingArt Of WritingEditing And Writing Author:Samuel Johnson
“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