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If we cut speed and relax with what’s going on in our life right now, kindness and patience will naturally come about.

Sakyong Mipham

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Sakyong Mipham
Age: 61
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To shift the direction of our planet, we must now be willing to experiment with the theory that within the speed and stress, we are good.
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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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If we can feel confident in our goodness, it will illuminate our life and society
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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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Enlightened Society is all about nurturing the human spirit - waking up to the goodness, kindness and strength that we already have.
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Our power comes not from suppressing others but from uplifting them.
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When we appreciate something, that means we have allowed ourselves to relax and take it in.
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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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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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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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The bones and tendons of the mind are mindfulness and awareness. Mindfulness is the mind’s strength, and awareness is its flexibility. Without these abilities, we cannot function. When we drink a glass of water, drive a car, or have a conversation, we are using mindfulness and awareness.
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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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This is bravery: using the challenge of daily life to sharpen our mind and open our heart.
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If you want to be miserable, think of yourself. If you want to be happy, think of others.
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When I was going into one of my first meditation retreats, I asked my father, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, for some advice. He said, How you act when you're alone affects the rest of your life. Even in solitude, the ruler engages in virtue.
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What is amazing is how stuck people are in their own habits. It is really hard to get people out of their habits. But once they shift, it also is amazing how rapid the progress can be.
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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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...This jewel is the wisdom and compassion that it takes to act not on behalf of ourselves but for all beings. This is where real confidence and competence come from. Once we possess this jewel, our life becomes blessed.
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Shambhala teachings say we all have the potential to accomplish our enlightened nature - our basic goodness.
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