Dreams Quotes by Chogyam Trungpa

11 Dreams quotes by Chogyam Trungpa

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Chogyam Trungpa’s reflections on Dreams blend Eastern wisdom with succinct clarity. Across eleven short statements, he offers a distilled view of how mindfulness and aspiration intersect, ideal for a quick contemplative read.

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Artistic vision is having the clarity to fall in love with what you see.

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Artistic vision comes from a mind clear enough to fall in love with what we see.

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You can almost convince yourself that you've accomplished things just by thinking about them. The alternative is to be more realistic. You…

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I am alone and my spiritual journey is my experience.' This is the real experience of freedom and independence. Then we begin…

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When you experience your wisdom and the power of things as they are, together, as one, then you have access to tremendous…

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If we go somewhere on foot, we know the way perfectly, whereas if we go by car or airplane, we are hardly…

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Hold the sadness and pain of samsara in your heart and at the same time the power and vision of the Great…

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When you have a brilliant sun, which is a source of vision, the light from the sun shines through every window of…

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There is no promise of love and light or visions of any kind - no angels, no devils. Nothing happens: it is…

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“If you are a warrior, decency means that you are not cheating anybody at all. You are not even about to cheat…

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“As long as you regard yourself or any part of your experience as the "dream come true," then you are involved in…

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“Warriorship is a continual journey. To be a warrior is to learn to be genuine in every moment of your life.”

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The courage to work with ourselves comes as basic trust in ourselves, as a sort of fundamental optimism.

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If you look into the mirror, you see that [every part of you] belongs there and you belong there, as you are. You begin…

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This whole world is mind's world, the product of the mind.

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When one is able to overcome the romantic and emotional attitude, one discovers truth even in the kitchen sink.

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Real fearlessness is the product of tenderness. It comes from letting the world tickle your heart, your raw and beautiful heart. You are willing…

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