The essence of warriorship, or the essence of human bravery, is refusing to give up on anyone or anything.
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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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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There is no need to struggle to be free; the absence of struggle is in itself freedom.
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Chaos should be regarded as extremely good news!
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Because there is something difficult and destructive involved, there must be something creative involved as well. Relating to that creative aspect is the point.
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In the garden of gentle sanity, May you be bombarded by coconuts of wakefulness.
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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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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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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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The trouble with Westerners is that they want to witness their own enlightenment.
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Enlightenment is ego’s ultimate disappointment.
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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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Anything that is created must sooner or later die. Enlightenment is permanent because we have not produced it; we have merely discovered it.
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The emphasis on practice is because it is the only time in your life you can steer your karmic situation.
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The everyday practice is simply to develop a complete acceptance and openness to all situations and emotions and to all people, experiencing everything totally without mental reservations and blockages, so that one never withdraws or centralizes into oneself.
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We need to encourage an attitude of constant questioning, which is a genuine part of our potential as students. If students were required to drop their questions, that would create armies of zombies- rows of jellyfish…The questioning mind is absolutely necessary.
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