We are caught in a traffic jam of discursive thought.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPAWe are caught in a traffic jam of discursive thought.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPAMeditation practice is a way of making friends with ourselves. Whether we are worthy or unworthy, that’s not the point. It’s developing a friendly attitude to ourselves, accepting the hidden neurosis coming through.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPAYou begin to understand that warriorship is a path or a thread that runs through your entire life. It is not just a technique that you apply when you are unhappy or depressed. Warriorship is a continual journey. To be a warrior is to learn to be genuine in every moment of your life. That is the warrior’s discipline
CHOGYAM TRUNGPAThere 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 TRUNGPAWhatever shakes you should without delay, right away, be incorporated into the path.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPAWhen there is no desire to satisfy yourself, there is no aggression or speed… Because there is no rush to achieve, you can afford to relax. Because you can afford to relax, you can afford to keep company with yourself, you can afford to make love with yourself, to be friends with yourself.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPAWhen you relate to thoughts obsessively, you are actually feeding them because thoughts need your attention to survive. Once you begin to pay attention to them and categorize them, then they become very powerful.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPAThings get very clear when you’re cornered.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPAWe are always in transition. If you can just relax with that, you’ll have no problem.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPAJust 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 TRUNGPAMy advice to you is not to undertake the spiritual path. It is too difficult, too long, and is too demanding. I suggest you ask for your money back, and go home. This is not a picnic. It is really going to ask everything of you. So, it is best not to begin. However, if you do begin, it is best to finish.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPAToo often, people think that solving the world’s problems is based on conquering the earth, rather than touching the earth, touching ground.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPAThe bad news is you’re falling through the air, nothing to hang on to, no parachute. The good news is, there’s no ground.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPAThe 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.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPAIt’s no use trying to be different than you are.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPAYou are sitting on the earth and you realize that this earth deserves you and you deserve this earth. You are there – fully, personally, genuinely.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPA