Ruling Your World Quotes

“We already have what we need—the opportunity to weave the tapestry of happiness every day with the needle and thread of our own mind.”
― Sakyong Mipham, Ruling Your World: Ancient Strategies For Modern Life

“Being aggressive, you can accomplish some things, but with gentleness, you can accomplish all things.”
― Sakyong Mipham, Ruling Your World: Ancient Strategies For Modern Life

“In my constant travels, from the highland meadows of Tibet to the tropical rain forest of Brazil to the busy streets of Hong Kong, I’ve learned that you have to be content wherever you are. Otherwise, traveling is exhausting, because you’re always thinking that the next place will be better.”
― Sakyong Mipham, Ruling Your World: Ancient Strategies For Modern Life

“Then we wonder, “Why is nothing turning out the way I want?” Tiger mind creates a little gap in which we can look at our choices. We could get mad or not get mad. We could manipulate or not manipulate. We could become desirous and fixate. We could get jealous or not. It’s up to us. Wisdom and compassion begin with cultivating discernment—not just reacting to what happens.”
― Sakyong Mipham, Ruling Your World: Ancient Strategies For Modern Life

“Heaven is the natural spaciousness of our mind before we make it small with self-protection.”
― Sakyong Mipham, Ruling Your World: Ancient Strategies For Modern Life

“When I came to the West and heard about knights slaying dragons, I was shocked. In Tibet, the dragon symbolizes incomprehensible profundity.”
― Sakyong Mipham, Ruling Your World: Ancient Strategies For Modern Life

“Bringing heaven down to earth, into our daily life, is how we rule our world.”
― Sakyong Mipham, Ruling Your World: Ancient Strategies For Modern Life

“When we’re on the “me” plan, what others say about us has great power. A friend tells us we look good—our mind soars. A colleague tells us we’re not pulling our weight at work—our mind sinks.”
― Sakyong Mipham, Ruling Your World: Ancient Strategies For Modern Life

“Benevolence requires the steadiness of an elephant—a sense of trusting ourselves and remembering the suffering of others—because it is easy to become irritated with people.”
― Sakyong Mipham, Ruling Your World: Ancient Strategies For Modern Life

“This wisdom sees water for water, earth for earth, fire for fire, and wind for wind. We are not surprised by change, and when it occurs, we can be like water and flow. When it is time to be solid like the earth, we can be steadfast. When the heat of enthusiasm is necessary, we are like the fire of all fires. We can blow with the wind of virtue, uplifting any situation. Or we can rest in space, accommodating everything. This is the power of a king or queen—the warrior of all warriors.”
― Sakyong Mipham, Ruling Your World: Ancient Strategies For Modern Life