There is no need to struggle to be free; the absence of struggle is in itself freedom.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPAThere is no need to struggle to be free; the absence of struggle is in itself freedom.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPAWhen 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 TRUNGPADeveloping 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.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPALook. 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.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPAThings get very clear when you’re cornered.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPAWhatever shakes you should without delay, right away, be incorporated into the path.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPAThe challenge of warriorship is to step out of the cocoon, to step out into space, by being brave and at the same time gentle
CHOGYAM TRUNGPAWe have a fear of facing ourselves. That is the obstacle. Experiencing the innermost core of our existence is very embarrassing to a lot of people. A lot of people turn to something that they hope will liberate them without their having to face themselves. That is impossible.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPAThat 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.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPAWe say that the sun is behind the clouds, but actually it is not the sun but the city from which we view it that is behind the clouds. If we realized that the sun is never behind the clouds we might have a different attitude toward the whole thing.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPATo be a warrior is to learn to be genuine in every moment of your life.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPATantra is the hot blood of spiritual practice. It smashes the taboo against unreasonable happiness; a thunderbolt path, swift, joyful, and fierce. There is no authentic Tantra without profound commitment, discipline, courage, and a sense of wild, foolhardy, fearless abandon.
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 TRUNGPAYou can’t feel the earth if you can’t feel the space.
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 TRUNGPAIt’s possible to be completely enlightened… except with your family.
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