One has to taste an experience for oneself and find out if the thing is genuine or helpful. Then, before discarding something,… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
Sometimes one touches on a very painful spot where one is almost too shy to look into it, but somehow one still… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
In order to develop love - universal love, cosmic love, whatever you would like to call it one must accept the whole… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
Mindfulness does not mean pushing oneself toward something or hanging on to something. It means allowing oneself to be there in the… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
The sun has a sense of all-pervasive brilliance, which does not discriminate in the slightest. It is the goodness that exists in… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
The everyday practice is simply to develop a complete acceptance and openness to all situations and emotions and to all people, experiencing… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
Our path is sometimes rough and sometimes smooth; nonetheless, life is a constant journey... whatever we do is regarded as our journey,… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
Magic is the power within oneself. You have enough strength, exertion and energy to view things as they are, personally, properly, and… — 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
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
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
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
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
“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
“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
The courage to work with ourselves comes as basic trust in ourselves, as a sort of fundamental optimism. — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share
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
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
When one is able to overcome the romantic and emotional attitude, one discovers truth even in the kitchen sink. — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share
One day passes and another day comes along, and everything happens the same. But basically, we are so afraid of the brilliance coming at… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share
Real fearlessness is the product of tenderness. It comes from letting the world tickle your heart, your raw and beautiful heart. You are willing… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share
We can deceive ourselves into thinking we are developing spirituality when instead we are strengthening our egocentricity through spiritual techniques. — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share
