Chaos should be regarded as extremely good news!
CHOGYAM TRUNGPAArtistic vision comes from a mind clear enough to fall in love with what we see.
More Chogyam Trungpa Quotes
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You can’t feel the earth if you can’t feel the space.
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Ego is constantly attempting to acquire and apply the teachings of spirituality for its own benefit.
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A great deal of the chaos in the world occurs because people don’t appreciate themselves.
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The point is not to convert anyone to our view, but rather to help people wake to their own view, their own sanity.
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Sanity lies somewhere between the inhibitions of conventional morality and the looseness of extreme impulse, but the area in-between is very fuzzy.
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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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To be a warrior is to learn to be genuine in every moment of your life.
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Artistic vision is having the clarity to fall in love with what you see.
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When we talk about compassion we talk in terms of being kind. But compassion is not so much being kind; it is being creative [enough] to wake a person up
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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.
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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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Gentle day’s flower – The hummingbird competes With the stillness of the air.
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Warriorship is so tender, without skin, without tissue, naked and raw. It is soft and gentle. You have renounced putting on a new suit of armor. You have renounced growing a thick, hard skin. You are willing to expose naked flesh, bone and marrow to the world.
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There is no such thing as talent, only awareness.
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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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