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.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPACompassion automatically invites you to relate with people because you no longer regard people as a drain on your energy.
More Chogyam Trungpa Quotes
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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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Chaos should be regarded as extremely good news!
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You can’t feel the earth if you can’t feel the space.
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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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Spirituality doesn’t exist on another level different from ordinary life.
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Ultimately, that is the definition of bravery: not being afraid of yourself.
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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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The challenge of warriorship is to live fully in the world as it is and to find within this world, with all its paradoxes, the essence of nowness. If we open our eyes, if we open our minds, if we open our hearts, we will find that this world is a magical place.
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To be a warrior is to learn to be genuine in every moment of your life.
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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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Although the warrior’s life is dedicated to helping others, he realizes that he will never be able to completely share his experience with others…Yet he is more and more in love with the world.
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It’s no use trying to be different than you are.
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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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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.
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Fundamentally, no one can help us. If we seek to relieve our loneliness, we will be distracted from the path. Instead, we must make a relationship with loneliness until it becomes aloneness.
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