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Sometimes it seems like most people are being pulled into a negative energy, but then you meet strong individuals or strong leaders and they are free from it.

Sakyong Mipham

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Sakyong Mipham
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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 notion of auspiciousness is something positive, something with forward momentum, coming out of our actions.
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Our only reliable source of strength is the goodness of our hearts. Our only foundation for coming to terms with the suffering of the times is our innate need to be decent human beings.
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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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Ultimately, as individuals we each have to ask ourselves to be courageous and apply certain principles.
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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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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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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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This is bravery: using the challenge of daily life to sharpen our mind and open our heart.
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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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The wise are balanced, and the foolish are extreme.
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There are no boundaries-only possibilities
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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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My books definitely are ambassadors, as you called them. They express what the vision is, what the purpose is.
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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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Your life and your practice should not be separate. You bring your practice into experience. You bring it about.
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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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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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