薩姜米龐仁波切香巴拉日的開示（節錄）

「在黑暗的天空中，月顯而出，它是舒緩撫慰的。而我們能在黑暗中成為那清涼感知的仁慈之月光嗎？我們可以如是顯現嗎？

我相信我們是可以的，而此亦已發生了。這即是香巴拉的靈感啟示：一個在黑暗中也能找到內在光輝並閃亮照耀的社群。願我們可成為一個能夠對彼此仁善的社群；願我們能創建一種奠基於此點的文化。作為香巴拉社群，願我們如是延伸到世界各地。願仁慈的月光遍佈全世界，緩解痛苦和苦難。願此生發自我們存在的核心。」

～ 薩姜米龐仁波切

開示於香巴拉日（藏曆新年）2018年 - 科羅拉多州博德市，
土狗年。
（攝影：Breton Hoagland）

"In the dark sky, the moon comes out, and it is soothing. Can we, in the darkness, be that moonbeam of cool, sentient kindness? Can we manifest that?

I believe we can, and it has happened. That is the inspiration of Shambhala: a community that, in the darkness, is able to find the light within and shine it.
May we be a community that is able to be kind to each other. May we create a culture based on this. As a Shambhala community, may we extend this out to the world. May the moonlight of kindness extend around the whole world, soothing the pain and suffering. May this come from the core of our being."

- Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche
Shambhala Day 2018 - Boulder, Colorado
Year of the Earth Dog