The 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 Trungpa
We are always in transition. If you can just relax with that, you'll have no problem. Chogyam Trungpa
We must be willing to be completely ordinary people, which means accepting ourselves as we are without trying to become greater, purer, more spiritual, more insightful. If we can accept our imperfections as they are, quite ordinarily, then we can use them as part of the path. But if we try to get rid of our imperfections, then they will be enemies, obstacles on the road to our ‘self-improvement’. Chogyam Trungpa (2010).
“The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa: Volume Three: Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism; The Myth of Freedom; The Heart of the Buddha; Selected Writings”, p.216, Shambhala Publications
My 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 Trungpa
Real fearlessness is the product of tenderness. It comes from letting the world tickle your heart, your raw and beautiful heart. You are willing to open up, without resistance or shyness, and face the world. You are willing to share your heart with others. Chogyam Trungpa Beautiful, Real, Heart Chogyam Trungpa (2010). “The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa: Volume Eight: Great Eastern Sun; Shambhala; Selected Writings”, p.34, Shambhala Publications
If kindness doesn't work, try more kindness. Chogyam Trungpa
Ultimately, that is the definition of bravery: not being afraid of yourself. Chogyam Trungpa Bravery, Definitions, Being Afraid "Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior".
We cannot change the way the world is, but by opening ourselves to the world as it is, we may find that gentleness, decency and bravery are available - not only to us, but to all human beings. Chogyam Trungpa Bravery, World, May Chogyam Trungpa (2010). “The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa: Volume Eight: Great Eastern Sun; Shambhala; Selected Writings”, p.107, Shambhala Publications
Meditation 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 Trungpa
The essence of warriorship, or the essence of human bravery, is refusing to give up on anyone or anything. Chogyam Trungpa Giving Up, Essence, Bravery Chogyam Trungpa (2009). “Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior”, p.17, Shambhala Publications
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. 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. Chogyam Trungpa
In the garden of gentle sanity, May you be bombarded by coconuts of wakefulness. Chogyam Trungpa Garden, Bombarded By, Coconuts "Timely Rain: Selected Poetry of Chogyam Trungpa".
The everyday practice is simply to develop a complete acceptance and openness to all situations and emotions and to all people, experiencing everything totally without mental reservations and blockages, so that one never withdraws or centralizes into oneself. Chogyam Trungpa
Mindfulness does not mean pushing oneself toward something or hanging on to something. It means allowing oneself to be there in the very moment of what is happening in the living process - and then letting go. Chogyam Trungpa Letting Go, Mean, Doe Chogyam Trungpa (1991). “The Heart of the Buddha”, p.29, Shambhala Publications
Enlightenment is ego's ultimate disappointment. Chogyam Trungpa
Becoming "awake" involves seeing our confusion more clearly. Chogyam Trungpa Confusion, Becoming, Awake Chogyam Trungpa (2010). “The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa: Volume Three: Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism; The Myth of Freedom; The Heart of the Bud dha; Selected Writings”, p.255, Shambhala Publications
Things get very clear when you're cornered. Chogyam Trungpa Life, Clear, Cornered Chogyam Trungpa (2010). “The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa: Volume Four: Journey without Goal; The Lion's Roar; The Dawn of Tantra; An Interview with Cho gyam Trungpa”, p.423, Shambhala Publications
Spirituality doesn’t exist on another level different from ordinary life. Chogyam Trungpa
When 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. You are feeding them energy because you are not seeing them as simple phenomena. If one tries to quiet them down, that is another way of feeding them. Chogyam Trungpa (2010). “The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa: Volume Three: Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism; The Myth of Freedom; The Heart of the Bud dha; Selected Writings”, p.217, Shambhala Publications
Ego is constantly attempting to acquire and apply the teachings of spirituality for its own benefit. Chogyam Trungpa Teaching, Ego, Benefits Chogyam Trungpa (2010). “The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa: Volume Three: Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism; The Myth of Freedom; The Heart of the Bud dha; Selected Writings”, p.15, Shambhala Publications
The problem is that ego can convert anything to its own use, even spirituality. Chogyam Trungpa Ego, Use, Spirituality Chogyam Trungpa (2010). “The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa: Volume Three: Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism; The Myth of Freedom; The Heart of the Buddha; Selected Writings”, p.15, Shambhala Publications
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 Deserve You, Sitting, Earth Chogyam Trungpa (2010). “The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa: Volume Eight: Great Eastern Sun; Shambhala; Selected Writings”, p.30, Shambhala Publications
We are threatened by the now so we jump to the past or the future. Chogyam Trungpa
Past, Threatened 82 Copy quote It's possible to be completely enlightened... except with your family. Chogyam Trungpa
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