In fact, a person always finds when he begins to practice meditation that all sorts of problems are brought out. Any hidden aspects of your personality are brought out into the open, for the simple reason that for the first time you are allowing yourself to see your state of mind as it is.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPAWhatever shakes you should without delay, right away, be incorporated into the path.
More Chogyam Trungpa Quotes
-
-
There is more to fearlessness than merely having overcome fear… This state of being is not dependent on any external circumstances. It is individual dignity… that comes from being what we are, right now.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPA -
Because there is something difficult and destructive involved, there must be something creative involved as well. Relating to that creative aspect is the point.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPA -
A great deal of the chaos in the world occurs because people don’t appreciate themselves.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPA -
The essence of warriorship, or the essence of human bravery, is refusing to give up on anyone or anything.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPA -
There is no such thing as talent, only awareness.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPA -
I would like to say, ladies and gentlemen, that you shouldn’t be afraid of who you are. That’s the first key idea. You shouldn’t be afraid of who you are. You should NOT be afraid of who you are. It’s very important for you to realize that.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPA -
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.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPA -
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
CHOGYAM TRUNGPA -
Ego is constantly attempting to acquire and apply the teachings of spirituality for its own benefit.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPA -
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.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPA -
The problem is that ego can convert anything to its own use, even spirituality.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPA -
The emphasis on practice is because it is the only time in your life you can steer your karmic situation.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPA -
You must personally accept the responsibility of improving your own life.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPA -
It’s no use trying to be different than you are.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPA -
Artistic vision comes from a mind clear enough to fall in love with what we see.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPA






