A great deal of the chaos in the world occurs because people don’t appreciate themselves.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPAToo often, people think that solving the world’s problems is based on conquering the earth, rather than touching the earth, touching ground.
More Chogyam Trungpa Quotes
-
-
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 -
Helping others is a question of being genuine and projecting that genuineness to others. This way of being doesn’t have to have a title or a name particularly. It is just being ultimately decent.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPA -
You 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 -
Ego is constantly attempting to acquire and apply the teachings of spirituality for its own benefit.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPA -
Ultimately, that is the definition of bravery: not being afraid of yourself.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPA -
When one is able to overcome the romantic and emotional attitude, one discovers truth even in the kitchen sink.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPA -
Whatever shakes you should without delay, right away, be incorporated into the path.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPA -
We need to encourage an attitude of constant questioning, which is a genuine part of our potential as students. If students were required to drop their questions, that would create armies of zombies- rows of jellyfish…The questioning mind is absolutely necessary.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPA -
You 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 TRUNGPA -
Life is a straight drink – straight pleasure, straight pain, straightforward, one hundred percent.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPA -
For the warrior, every moment is a challenge to be genuine, and each challenge is delightful. When you let go properly, you can relax and enjoy the challenge.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPA -
Sit and do nothing. Every once in a while a golden fish swims by and lays her golden eggs. You’ll know.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPA -
We could almost say that being willing to be a fool is one of the first wisdoms. So acknowledging foolishness is always a very important and powerful experience. The phenomenal world can be perceived and seen properly if we see it from the perspective of being a fool.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPA -
You can’t feel the earth if you can’t feel the space.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPA -
It’s no use trying to be different than you are.
CHOGYAM TRUNGPA