Sakyong Mipham

As a leader, people push you. They really want to keep pushing you until you get aggressive. Then they say, "Oh, see,…

— Sakyong Mipham

I think there is a tendency for people to become more isolated as they move along a spiritual path. With more development,…

— Sakyong Mipham

“Thus the mind is more present and at peace. So the clarity and peace of mind we feel after running is mostly…

— Sakyong Mipham

What distinguishes Shambhala is its intention of trying to create a society based upon certain principles. So, Shambhala's focus is not just…

— Sakyong Mipham

When people say that meditation makes them calm, they are often referring to this stability of the mind. A stable mind creates…

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We suffer because we want life to be different from what it is. We suffer because we try to make pleasurable what…

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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…

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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…

— Sakyong Mipham

You need to eat well, sleep well, and have a roof over your head, but don’t go much further than that before…

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If we do not push ourselves enough, we do not grow, but if we push ourselves too much, we regress. What is…

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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…

— Sakyong Mipham

Our only reliable source of strength is the goodness of our hearts. Our only foundation for coming to terms with the suffering…

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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…

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I hope you will attain enlightenment. I am here to tell you that you already have! But you don't know... The difference…

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“If your motivation when you get up in the morning is to have very little contact with anyone, come home, and go…

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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…

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If ruling our world stems from developing certainty in our sanity, how do we discover it? The Shambhala teachings instruct us to…

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If you rise with a positive attitude - because everything is possible, everything is doable - if you have that level of…

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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…

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“Once I was running and there was someone on the treadmill next to me who stopped running to answer a question I…

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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.”

— Sakyong Mipham

Running and meditation are very personal activities. Therefore they are lonely. This loneliness is one of their best qualities because it strengthens…

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“The practice of overcoming hope is recognizing our positive qualities. With excessive hope, we begin to belittle what we have achieved. We…

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Your regular teachers will get mad at you. If you keep asking something again and again, they will get tired of saying…

— Sakyong Mipham

Karma moves in two directions. If we act virtuously, the seed we plant will result in happiness. If we act nonvirtuously, suffering…

— Sakyong Mipham

As a leader, you have the choice to determine what you are going to do and how you are going to engage…

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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,…

— Sakyong Mipham