Developing confidence is like watching the sun rise. First it seems very feeble and one wonders whether it will make it. Then it shines and shines.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPAArtistic vision is having the clarity to fall in love with what you see.
More Chogyam Trungpa Quotes
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We could almost say that being willing to be a fool is one of the first wisdoms. So acknowledging foolishness is always a very important and powerful experience. The phenomenal world can be perceived and seen properly if we see it from the perspective of being a fool.
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If you are telling the truth, then you can speak gently, and your words will have power.
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A great deal of the chaos in the world occurs because people don’t appreciate themselves.
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Becoming “awake” involves seeing our confusion more clearly.
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In the garden of gentle sanity, May you be bombarded by coconuts of wakefulness.
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Ego is constantly attempting to acquire and apply the teachings of spirituality for its own benefit.
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Life is a straight drink – straight pleasure, straight pain, straightforward, one hundred percent.
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Fearlessness comes from working with the softness of the human heart.
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Hope and fear cannot alter the seasons
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I am alone and my spiritual journey is my experience.’ This is the real experience of freedom and independence. Then we begin to see that being alone is a very beautiful thing. Nobody is obstructing our vision. We have complete panoramic vision.
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Gentle day’s flower – The hummingbird competes With the stillness of the air.
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Too often, people think that solving the world’s problems is based on conquering the earth, rather than touching the earth, touching ground.
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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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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.
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Meditation 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.
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