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Movement is good for the body. Stillness is good for the mind.
Sakyong Mipham
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Sakyong Mipham
Age: 61
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Our mind is always subject to being distracted by thoughts of what happened in the past and ideas of what could happen in the future, but the living experience is what is happening NOW.
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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.
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The nature of our mind may be displayed in many ways, but Ashe is the fundamental basis.
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What is really happening in meditation is that we are developing the ability to think when we want to, and to not think when we don’t want to.
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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.
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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.
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You need to eat well, sleep well, and have a roof over your head, but don’t go much further than that before extending yourself to others.
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The wise are balanced, and the foolish are extreme.
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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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We suffer because we want life to be different from what it is. We suffer because we try to make pleasurable what is painful, to make solid what is fluid, to make permanent what is always changing.
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A lot of times people do spiritual practice just for themselves. I try to turn that a little bit. I try to make spiritual practice more a part of the community. I write about infusing people with compassion.
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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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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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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.
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We can't hire out our own inner work, but we can do the manual labor with delight and decency.
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Caring for others is the basis of worldly success.
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Our power comes not from suppressing others but from uplifting them.
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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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The principles of Buddhism have become more commonplace, which is a good thing.
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After you run, there's a sense of accomplishment you feel like your life is meaningful. It's a moment of clarity.
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