127 Quotes by Sakyong Mipham

If we cut speed and relax with what’s going on in our life right now, kindness and patience will naturally come about.

A lot of people do their practice. They meditate on compassion. Then they yell at people afterwards. NThat is not quite working. One of the things I try to emphasize is contemplative meditation – bringing your thought and intention into meditation.

The wise are balanced, and the foolish are extreme.

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.

I write about whatever is timely – whatever is happening at the time for me – with what the expressive feeling is.

The most outrageous thing we can do in this world is to accept what happens and fly with it.

Ultimately, as individuals we each have to ask ourselves to be courageous and apply certain principles.

Changing our decision sets up a bad habit. It reinforces decision-making as an expression of bewilderment and ignorance, instead of wisdom and freedom.

Shambhala is a Buddhist tradition with its own unique view and approach.