A great deal of the chaos in the world occurs because people don’t appreciate themselves.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPAWhatever shakes you should without delay, right away, be incorporated into the path.
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Just fully being skillful involves total lack of inhibition. We are not afraid to be. We are not afraid to live. We must accept ourselves as being warriors. If we acknowledge ourselves as warriors, then there is a way in, because a warrior dares to be, like a tiger in the jungle.
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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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Ego is constantly attempting to acquire and apply the teachings of spirituality for its own benefit.
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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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You can’t feel the earth if you can’t feel the space.
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It’s no use trying to be different than you are.
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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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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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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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Whatever shakes you should without delay, right away, be incorporated into the path.
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Artistic vision comes from a mind clear enough to fall in love with what we see.
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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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Right mindfulness does not simply mean being aware; it is like creating a work of art. You can therefore trust what you are doing; you are not threatened by anything. You have room to dance in the space, and this makes it a creative situation. The space is open to you.
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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.
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