In Tibetan, authentic presence is wangthang, which literally means, ‘field of power’… The cause or the virtue that brings about authentic presence is emptying out and letting go. You have to be without clinging.
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The emphasis on practice is because it is the only time in your life you can steer your karmic situation.
More Chogyam Trungpa Quotes
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In Tibetan, authentic presence is wangthang, which literally means, ‘field of power’… The cause or the virtue that brings about authentic presence is emptying out and letting go. You have to be without clinging.
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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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Whatever shakes you should without delay, right away, be incorporated into the path.
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You must personally accept the responsibility of improving your own life.
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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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Becoming “awake” involves seeing our confusion more clearly.
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The essence of warriorship, or the essence of human bravery, is refusing to give up on anyone or anything.
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The problem is that ego can convert anything to its own use, even spirituality.
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It’s possible to be completely enlightened… except with your family.
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The ideal of helping is to make others independent of you. You help them to become more independent rather than making them addicted to you.
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That combination of love affair and loneliness is what enables the warrior to constantly reach out to help others. By renouncing his private world, the warrior discovers a greater universe and a fuller and fuller broken heart. This is not something to feel bad about; it is a cause for rejoicing.
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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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It’s no use trying to be different than you are.
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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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