The basic work of health professionals in general, and of psychotherapist s in particular, is to become full human beings and to inspire full human-beingness in other people who feel starved about their lives.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPAMeditation practice is a way of making friends with ourselves. Whether we are worthy or unworthy, that’s not the point. It’s developing a friendly attitude to ourselves, accepting the hidden neurosis coming through.
More Chogyam Trungpa Quotes
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There is no such thing as talent, only awareness.
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Fearlessness comes from working with the softness of the human heart.
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You can’t feel the earth if you can’t feel the space.
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Chaos should be regarded as extremely good news!
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Real fearlessness is the product of tenderness. It comes from letting the world tickle your heart, your raw and beautiful heart. You are willing to open up, without resistance or shyness, and face the world. You are willing to share your heart with others.
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In Tibetan, authentic presence is wangthang, which literally means, ‘field of power’… The cause or the virtue that brings about authentic presence is emptying out and letting go. You have to be without clinging.
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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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Spirituality doesn’t exist on another level different from ordinary life.
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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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We are threatened by the now so we jump to the past or the future.
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You are sitting on the earth and you realize that this earth deserves you and you deserve this earth. You are there – fully, personally, genuinely.
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It’s possible to be completely enlightened… except with your family.
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Hope and fear cannot alter the seasons
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To be a warrior is to learn to be genuine in every moment of your life.
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The everyday practice is simply to develop a complete acceptance and openness to all situations and emotions and to all people, experiencing everything totally without mental reservations and blockages, so that one never withdraws or centralizes into oneself.
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