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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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Sakyong Mipham
Age: 62
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Auspicious coincidence is the right thing happening at the right time.
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Ultimately, as individuals we each have to ask ourselves to be courageous and apply certain principles.
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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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In a speedy and aggressive culture, we need different principles to live by-bravery and insight. The first moment of bravery is building trust in the mind, which we do in meditation. When we know how to create peace in our own mind, we can transform the world.
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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.
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The principles of Buddhism have become more commonplace, which is a good thing.
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We want to infuse our day with good habits so that we can turn seemingly mundane situations into a ceremony of goodness.
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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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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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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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Every moment of our life is important.
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The self-assured strength that grows from knowing that we already have what we need makes us gentle, because we are no longer desperate.
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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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Movement is good for the body. Stillness is good for the mind.
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The notion of auspiciousness is something positive, something with forward momentum, coming out of our actions.
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A lot of people do their practice. They meditate on compassion. Then they yell at people afterwards. That is not quite working. One of the things I try to emphasize is contemplative meditation - bringing your thought and intention into meditation.
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There are no boundaries-only possibilities
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The most important thing is having the right mind - a mind that can see it. Once you have an open mind, you see a lot of auspicious coincidence taking place.
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Karma moves in two directions. If we act virtuously, the seed we plant will result in happiness. If we act non-virtuously, suffering results.
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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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