“I write about whatever is timely - whatever is happening at the time for me - with what the expressive feeling is.” Quote by Sakyong Mipham
“Poetry is a language for when you can't quite write prose about something, you can't quite say it, but if you do a poem, it kind of gets to the point.” IfsWritingKindLanguageProsePoetry Is Author:Sakyong Mipham
“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.” TryingImportantBookUseLanguageLinesFineWalkingHelpfulJunkFine Lines 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
“If you decide to go on a Buddhist path, you have to be careful if you start mixing a lot of different traditions you are not totally familiar with - mixing this kind of meditation with that kind of practice or this kind of visualization with that kind of mantra. Then you really are concocting your own thing, and you have no idea what is going to happen.” IfsKindIdeasDifferentHappensPracticePathMeditationGoes OnTraditionCarefulFamiliarBuddhistNo IdeaBe CarefulVisualizationMantrasMixing Author:Sakyong Mipham
“Fundamentally, Buddhism is for the awakenment and benefit of beings. So, you can't say, "Oh, you can't have it because you're not ready for it." That goes against the fundamental principle.” PrinciplesReadyBuddhismBenefitsFundamentalsNot ReadyFundamental Principles 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
“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