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The wise are balanced, and the foolish are extreme.

Sakyong Mipham

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Sakyong Mipham
Age: 62
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Running and meditation are very personal activities. Therefore they are lonely. This loneliness is one of their best qualities because it strengthens our incentive to motivate ourselves.
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When the mind is totally present, it is relaxed, nimble, and sensitive. It feels lighter and clearer. It notices everything, but it is not distracted by anything. It is the feeling of knowing exactly where you are and what you are doing.
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What is my great wish and intention, is to make a base of compassion and to encourage people to work to shift the energy.
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If we can feel confident in our goodness, it will illuminate our life and society
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As a leader, people push you. They really want to keep pushing you until you get aggressive. Then they say, Oh, see, it doesn't work.
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My books definitely are ambassadors, as you called them. They express what the vision is, what the purpose is.
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If we are going to live in a society, there has to be an attitude where people really do care for others.
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When people say that meditation makes them calm, they are often referring to this stability of the mind. A stable mind creates the foundation for a happier and more contented person.
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You need to become more genuine to who you are. So, people pushing you can help take you to the level where you really understand the principles and enter them into action.
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Sometimes it seems like most people are being pulled into a negative energy, but then you meet strong individuals or strong leaders and they are free from it.
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I think there is a tendency for people to become more isolated as they move along a spiritual path. With more development, people get more isolated. Also, as they have more wealth, they get more isolated.
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Whatever we do lays a seed in our deepest consciousness, and one day that seed will grow.
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Certain teachers have tremendous amounts of experience. They are articulate, and they give wonderful discourse. But at some point along the road, they themselves learned from and studied a book.
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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.
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In looking for my mind, I discovered that it seems to be in many different places. Sometimes it is drinking a glass of water, remembering swimming in the summer, feeling the breeze. In this contemplation I observed that the self is more elusive than I thought.
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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.
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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.
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This is bravery: using the challenge of daily life to sharpen our mind and open our heart.
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The principles of Buddhism and Shambhala can be effective in helping the course of what is happening in the world.
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Changing our decision sets up a bad habit. It reinforces decision-making as an expression of bewilderment and ignorance, instead of wisdom and freedom.
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