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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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The most outrageous thing we can do in this world is to accept what happens and fly with it.
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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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It is said that if our intention is to help others-even if we are unable to follow it through-we will never have any regret. Regret is a result of trying to make me happy.
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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 you see life as an opportunity, or if you see helping others as an opportunity, then all of a sudden you become joyous. You want to go forward.
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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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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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...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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When stress is the basic state of mind, even good things stress us out. We have to learn to let go.
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Like gravity, karma is so basic we often don't even notice it.
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When we are certain that the way to accomplish our own wishes is to help others, we have no regrets.
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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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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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The principles of Buddhism have become more commonplace, which is a good thing.
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The notion of auspiciousness is something positive, something with forward momentum, coming out of our actions.
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Your life and your practice should not be separate. You bring your practice into experience. You bring it about.
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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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Auspicious coincidence is the right thing happening at the right time.
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