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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 Trungpa

There is very little distance between being a fool and being wise; they are extremely close. When we are really, truly fools, when we actually acknowledge our foolishness, then we are way ahead. We are not even in the process of becoming wise – we are already wise.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPA

Acknowledge Become Close Distance Extremely Foolishness Little Process Wise
Any perception can connect us to reality, properly and fully. What we see doesn’t have to be pretty, particularly; we can appreciate anything that exists. There is some principle of magic in everything, some living quality. Something living, something real, is taking place in everything.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPA

Appreciate Magic Real
A great deal of the chaos in the world occurs because people don’t appreciate themselves.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPA

Appreciate Chaos Deal Great Occur People Themselves World
We say that the sun is behind the clouds, but actually it is not the sun but the city from which we view it that is behind the clouds. If we realized that the sun is never behind the clouds we might have a different attitude toward the whole thing.
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Actual Behind City Cloud Say Sun View
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 TRUNGPA

Fear Fearlessly Merely More Overcome
We have a fear of facing ourselves. That is the obstacle. Experiencing the innermost core of our existence is very embarrassing to a lot of people. A lot of people turn to something that they hope will liberate them without their having to face themselves. That is impossible.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPA

Face Fear Obstacle Ourselves
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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Based Conquer Earth Ground Often People Problem Rather Solve Think Touch
The trouble with Westerners is that they want to witness their own enlightenment.
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Enlightenment Own Trouble Want Westerner Witness
Fundamentally, no one can help us. If we seek to relieve our loneliness, we will be distracted from the path. Instead, we must make a relationship with loneliness until it becomes aloneness.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPA

Aloneness Distract Fundamental Help Instead Loneliness Oath Relationship
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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Brave Challenges Space
Look. This is your world! You can’t not look. There is no other world. This is your world; it is your feast. You inherited this; you inherited these eyeballs; you inherited this world of color. Look at the greatness of the whole thing. Look! Don’t hesitate – look! Open your eyes. Don’t blink, and look, look – look further.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPA

Feast Look Other World
The problem is that ego can convert anything to its own use, even spirituality.
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Anything Convert Ego Even Own Problem Spirituality Use
The ideal of helping is to make others independent of you. You help them to become more independent rather than making them addicted to you.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPA

Helping Ideals Independent
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.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPA

Eye Heart Magical Mind Open Place Word
Although the warrior’s life is dedicated to helping others, he realizes that he will never be able to completely share his experience with others…Yet he is more and more in love with the world.
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Able Although Complete Dedicate Experience Help Other Realize Share Warrior
Gentle day’s flower – The hummingbird competes With the stillness of the air.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPA

Air Bird Flower

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.

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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.

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