You can’t feel the earth if you can’t feel the space.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPAWhen 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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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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A great deal of the chaos in the world occurs because people don’t appreciate themselves.
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The problem is that ego can convert anything to its own use, even spirituality.
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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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Fearlessness comes from working with the softness of the human heart.
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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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If you are telling the truth, then you can speak gently, and your words will have power.
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To be a spiritual warrior, one must have a broken heart; without a broken heart and the sense of tenderness and vulnerability, your warriorship is untrustworthy.
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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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Compassion automatically invites you to relate with people because you no longer regard people as a drain on your energy.
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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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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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Things get very clear when you’re cornered.
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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.
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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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