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I think Shambhala can be a very strong force as a social example of how you can try to live a life balanced in terms of both the spiritual and the secular.
Sakyong Mipham
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Sakyong Mipham
Age: 61
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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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Being human is a precious situation, and we shouldn't waste time in useless activities.
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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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The principles of Buddhism and Shambhala can be effective in helping the course of what is happening in the world.
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Each of us holds human destiny in our hands. It will be completely determined by how the mind feels about itself.
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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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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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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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Changing our decision sets up a bad habit. It reinforces decision-making as an expression of bewilderment and ignorance, instead of wisdom and freedom.
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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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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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Your life and your practice should not be separate. You bring your practice into experience. You bring it about.
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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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