Ruling Your World

Ancient Strategies for Modern Life

By: Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche

Narrated by: Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche

You're stuck in the airport security line, late for a flight. The line isn't moving. You're angry at the security personnel for taking so long, you're irritated at the other passengers for having so much stuff, you're mad at your boss for sending you on this trip in the first place. By the time you get to your gate you're angry, deflated, and exhausted. Then someone cuts in front of you in the line to board and you snap. "There's a line, you know!" Is that really you, standing in an airport, yelling at a stranger, emotions raging?

It happens to most of us more than we'd like to admit. In an instant, our lives seem out of control and overwhelming. It's always something, isn't it? But what if you could approach every part of your life--from the smallest decisions to life's biggest setbacks--with total confidence, clarity, and control?

According to Sakyong Mipham, we all have that power. The secret is simple: If you just stop thinking about yourself all the time, happiness and confidence will come naturally. It sounds absurd and, what's more, impossible. But in Ruling Your World, Sakyong Mipham shares ancient secrets on how to take control of our lives and be successful while cultivating compassion for others and confidence in our own intelligence and goodness. The key to this well-being lies in the ancient strategies of the warrior kings and queens of Shambhala.

The kingdom of Shambhala was an enlightened kingdom of benevolent kings and queens and fiercely trained warriors. No one knows for sure whether this kingdom was real or mythical, but there are ancient guidebooks to this land and practical instructions for creating a Shambhala in your own world, bringing peace, purpose, and perspective into your life and environment.

Sakyong Mipham, the descendant of a warrior king, has inherited these teachings and gives us the lessons and myths of the great rulers and warriors of Shambhala. He makes these teachings relevant to our twenty-first-century lives in a fresh and witty voice and helps us all to realize our potential for power and control in a seemingly uncontrollable world.

For the first time ever, revered spiritual leader Sakyong Mipham brings the lessons of the ancient Shambhala warriors and rulers to the Western world and shows us how to live our lives with confidence.


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Best meditation instruction

I have been meditating for over 5yrs and this has been the best meditation instruction I have heard so far. Sakyong Mipham really knows how people's mind works in the west and is able to really speak to us in my opinion. I have read this book as well and it is one of my favorite. If I remember correctly this narrative is not just reading the book and I would suggest getting the book as well.

Great Teacher!

I can tell this Author is an advanced Being. I could hear his patience and compassion for listeners ( me).
His hard earned wisdom has motivated me and inspired me.

I can’t wait till the next audiobook!

More of a lecture

This is not a recording of the book but rather the author giving a lecture of his "strategies". The audio shows it contains 26 "chapters" but really its just bits of the author speaking to an audience. I got to chapter 6 and stopped. Not sure if I'll finish.