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. Sakyong Mipham More Quotes by Sakyong Mipham More Quotes From Sakyong Mipham 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. Sakyong Mipham compassion practice people 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. Sakyong Mipham compassion spiritual writing Shambhala does have unique teachings, as do many Buddhist traditions. For example, certain teachings within Shambhala have to do with raising the personal windhorse, or the energy of the individual, so a person has good fortitude to be able to live a good life. Sakyong Mipham good-life buddhist teaching Shambhala is a tradition where there were rulers, kings, and powerful people who actually were very benevolent and kind. They got things done, and they didn't abandon their tradition. Sakyong Mipham powerful kings people Shambhala teachings say we all have the potential to accomplish our enlightened nature - our basic goodness. Sakyong Mipham enlightened goodness teaching My books definitely are ambassadors, as you called them. They express what the vision is, what the purpose is. Sakyong Mipham ambassadors vision book People can be trained in certain principles, but then they actually have to apply them and try them out. Sakyong Mipham principles trying people 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. Sakyong Mipham teacher giving book 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. Sakyong Mipham levels people needs Ultimately, as individuals we each have to ask ourselves to be courageous and apply certain principles. Sakyong Mipham courageous individual principles Your regular teachers will get mad at you. If you keep asking something again and again, they will get tired of saying the same thing. A book will not do that. A book always will be there for you. In whatever you want, the book will be there. Sakyong Mipham tired teacher book As a leader, you have the choice to determine what you are going to do and how you are going to engage others. You can decide to act compassionately regardless of what the weather is - whether it is cloudy or sunny - or whether things are inspirational or not. Sakyong Mipham choices leader weather As a leader, people push you. They really want to keep pushing you until you get aggressive. Then they say, "Oh, see, it doesn't work." Sakyong Mipham leader want people A book very much is the center of the road, so people always can refer back to it. Sakyong Mipham book people Auspicious coincidence is the right thing happening at the right time. Sakyong Mipham happenings right-time coincidence 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. Sakyong Mipham important coincidence mind Part of the notion in Shambhala teachings is that everybody can live their lives so they get weaker and more stressed out as they go along, or so they get more fortitude and strength. Sakyong Mipham fortitude stressed teaching
