One day passes and another day comes along, and everything happens the same. But basically, we are so afraid of the brilliance… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
Delight in itself is the approach of sanity. Delight is to open our eyes to the reality of the situation rather than… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
Then, we realize that the degraded cocoon we have been hiding in is revolting, and we want to turn up the lights… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
When we speak of God or achieving union with God, we are often merely trying to put that great thing into a… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
We must see with our own eyes and not accept any laid-down tradition as if it had some magical power in it. — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
Look. This is your world! You can't not look. There is no other world. This is your world; it is your feast.… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
If we open our eyes, if we open our minds, if we open our hearts, we will find that this world is… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
The challenge of warriorship is to live fully in the world as it is and to find within this world, with all… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
We have a fear of facing ourselves. That is the obstacle. Experiencing the innermost core of our existence is very embarrassing to a lot… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
Acknowledging foolishness is a very powerful and important experience. We could almost say that being willing to be a fool is one of the… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
We do not have to be ashamed of what we are. As sentient beings we have wonderful backgrounds. These backgrounds may not be particularly… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
When you drop your unnecessary things, you finally can swoop and fly in vast space. It is so blue, so bright, and so nice,… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
Anything that is created must sooner or later die. Enlightenment is permanent because we have not produced it; we have merely discovered it. — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
“There is a saying in the Tibetan scriptures: “Knowledge must be burned, hammered, and beaten like pure gold. Then one can wear it as… — Chögyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
“Warriorship is a continual journey. To be a warrior is to learn to be genuine in every moment of your life.” — Chögyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
The courage to work with ourselves comes as basic trust in ourselves, as a sort of fundamental optimism. — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
Enlightenment is like witnessing the brilliant sun for the first time in the morning. It is like seeing the beautiful flowers that grow in… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
If you look into the mirror, you see that [every part of you] belongs there and you belong there, as you are. You begin… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
When one is able to overcome the romantic and emotional attitude, one discovers truth even in the kitchen sink. — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image