“Remember why you are meditating: to balance the activity of your life by working with your mind.” — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
Meditation practice is relevant because in meditation our conceptual mind relaxes and we can feel who we are at heart. — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
A lot of people do their practice. They meditate on compassion. Then they yell at people afterwards. That is not quite working.… — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
There is a tendency sometimes within the Shambhala community to make it just about meditating and, so, less about compassion. Shambhala is… — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
When I was going into one of my first meditation retreats, I asked my father, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, for some advice. He… — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
“In meditation, placing our attention on the breathing takes the mind from daydreaming, worrying, thinking, and fantasizing. It gives our mind something… — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
The bones and tendons of the mind are mindfulness and awareness. Mindfulness is the mind’s strength, and awareness is its flexibility. Without… — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
“Gentleness can be developed with simple thoughts. First, appreciate who you are and make friends with yourself. Look at what you can… — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
When people say that meditation makes them calm, they are often referring to this stability of the mind. A stable mind creates… — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
If you decide to go on a Buddhist path, you have to be careful if you start mixing a lot of different… — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
“I have always found a natural relationship between running and meditation. Running can be a support for meditation, and meditation can be… — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
“In the beginning of running and of meditation, one of the biggest obstacles is laziness. One kind of laziness is basic slothfulness,… — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
Running and meditation are very personal activities. Therefore they are lonely. This loneliness is one of their best qualities because it strengthens… — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
“Once I was running and there was someone on the treadmill next to me who stopped running to answer a question I… — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
“Heaven is the natural spaciousness of our mind before we make it small with self-protection.” — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
What is really happening in meditation is that we are developing the ability to think when we want to, and to not… — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
“The bones and tendons of the mind are mindfulness and awareness. Mindfulness is the mind’s strength, and awareness is its flexibility.” — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
“Meditation and running are essentially addressing these two kinds of pain. Of course, we cannot run all day and all night, and… — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
In looking for my mind, I discovered that it seems to be in many different places. Sometimes it is drinking a glass… — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
Initially, you have to live a period where you are developing your attitude. I would consider that a meditation: determining what you… — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
If we do not appreciate the sensitivity and subtlety of the human heart, how can we appreciate the sensitivity and subtlety of the natural… — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
“Thus the mind is more present and at peace. So the clarity and peace of mind we feel after running is mostly because the… — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
If we cut speed and relax with what’s going on in our life right now, kindness and patience will naturally come about. — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
A lot of people do their practice. They meditate on compassion. Then they yell at people afterwards. That is not quite working. One of… — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
Our root fantasy is that "I" am real and that it's possible for "me" to be happy. — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
If we do not push ourselves enough, we do not grow, but if we push ourselves too much, we regress. What is enough will… — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
Shambhala teachings say we all have the potential to accomplish our enlightened nature - our basic goodness. — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
True happiness is always available to us, but first we have to create the environment for it to flourish. — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
Auspicious coincidence is the right thing happening at the right time. — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
A lot of times people do spiritual practice just for themselves. I try to turn that a little bit. I try to make spiritual… — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
Enlightened Society is all about nurturing the human spirit - waking up to the goodness, kindness and strength that we already have. — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
After you run, there's a sense of accomplishment; you feel like your life is meaningful. It's a moment of clarity. — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
