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Many people think spirituality has nothing to do with success or accomplishing - that it's something you do with removal, with leaving the world.
Sakyong Mipham
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Sakyong Mipham
Age: 61
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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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If you want to be miserable, think of yourself. If you want to be happy, think of others.
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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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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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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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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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It seems we all agree that training the body through exercise, diet, and relaxation is a good idea, but why don't we think about training our mind?
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When we appreciate something, that means we have allowed ourselves to relax and take it in.
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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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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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When we are certain that the way to accomplish our own wishes is to help others, we have no regrets.
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If we can feel confident in our goodness, it will illuminate our life and society
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Every moment of our life is important.
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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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Whatever we do lays a seed in our deepest consciousness, and one day that seed will grow.
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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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If you rise with a positive attitude - because everything is possible, everything is doable - if you have that level of confidence, you exude it. It actually inspires the people around you.
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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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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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