There is more to fearlessness than merely having overcome fear… This state of being is not dependent on any external circumstances. It is individual dignity… that comes from being what we are, right now.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPATantra is the hot blood of spiritual practice. It smashes the taboo against unreasonable happiness; a thunderbolt path, swift, joyful, and fierce. There is no authentic Tantra without profound commitment, discipline, courage, and a sense of wild, foolhardy, fearless abandon.
More Chogyam Trungpa Quotes
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A great deal of the chaos in the world occurs because people don’t appreciate themselves.
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Hope and fear cannot alter the seasons
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There is no need to struggle to be free; the absence of struggle is in itself freedom.
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I would like to say, ladies and gentlemen, that you shouldn’t be afraid of who you are. That’s the first key idea. You shouldn’t be afraid of who you are. You should NOT be afraid of who you are. It’s very important for you to realize that.
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Ego is constantly attempting to acquire and apply the teachings of spirituality for its own benefit.
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Ultimately, that is the definition of bravery: not being afraid of yourself.
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Life is a straight drink – straight pleasure, straight pain, straightforward, one hundred percent.
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Because there is something difficult and destructive involved, there must be something creative involved as well. Relating to that creative aspect is the point.
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If we open our eyes, if we open our minds, if we open our hearts, we will find that this world is a magical place. It is magical not because it tricks us or changes unexpectedly into something else, but because it can be so vividly and brilliantly.
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It’s easier to put on a pair of shoes than to wrap the earth in leather.
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You can’t feel the earth if you can’t feel the space.
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Fearlessness comes from working with the softness of the human heart.
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The challenge of warriorship is to step out of the cocoon, to step out into space, by being brave and at the same time gentle
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We cannot change the way the world is, but by opening ourselves to the world as it is, we may find that gentleness, decency and bravery are available – not only to us, but to all human beings.
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When you relate to thoughts obsessively, you are actually feeding them because thoughts need your attention to survive. Once you begin to pay attention to them and categorize them, then they become very powerful.
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