Being fooled into trying to make things work out for "me" is called samsara.

When I was going into one of my first meditation retreats, I asked my father, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, for some advice. He said, "How you act when you're alone affects the rest of your life." Even in solitude, the ruler engages in virtue.

Caring for others is the basis of worldly success.

...This jewel is the wisdom and compassion that it takes to act not on behalf of ourselves but for all beings. This is where real confidence and competence come from. Once we possess this jewel, our life becomes blessed.

Every moment of our life is important.

If ruling our world stems from developing certainty in our sanity, how do we discover it? The Shambhala teachings instruct us to "put our mind of fearfulness in the cradle of loving-kindnes."

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

Being human is a precious situation, and we shouldn't waste time in useless activities.

Like gravity, karma is so basic we often don't even notice it.

Whatever we do lays a seed in our deepest consciousness, and one day that seed will grow.