Anything that is created must sooner or later die. Enlightenment is permanent because we have not produced it; we have merely discovered it.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPAEgo is constantly attempting to acquire and apply the teachings of spirituality for its own benefit.
More Chogyam Trungpa Quotes
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That combination of love affair and loneliness is what enables the warrior to constantly reach out to help others. By renouncing his private world, the warrior discovers a greater universe and a fuller and fuller broken heart. This is not something to feel bad about; it is a cause for rejoicing.
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The bad news is you’re falling through the air, nothing to hang on to, no parachute. The good news is, there’s no ground.
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You do not have to force yourself to do anything at all. There is a continual exchange, a continual dance. It is similar to the sun shining and plants growing. The sun has no desire to create the vegetation; plants simply react to sunlight and the situation develops naturally.
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We do not have to be ashamed of what we are. As sentient beings we have wonderful backgrounds. These backgrounds may not be particularly enlightened or peaceful or intelligent. Nevertheless, we have soil good enough to cultivate; we can plant anything in it.
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When one is able to overcome the romantic and emotional attitude, one discovers truth even in the kitchen sink.
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Enlightenment is ego’s ultimate disappointment.
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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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Good and bad, happy and sad, all thoughts vanish into emptiness like the imprint of a bird in the sky.
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Hold the sadness and pain of samsara in your heart and at the same time the power and vision of the Great Eastern Sun. Then the warrior can make a proper cup of tea.
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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.
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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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A great deal of the chaos in the world occurs because people don’t appreciate themselves.
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Chaos should be regarded as extremely good news!
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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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