People Quotes by Chogyam Trungpa

12 People quotes by Chogyam Trungpa

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Chogyam Trungpa’s 12 brief teachings focus on the inner landscape of our relationships. Though short, each line invites a moment of reflection, making this a solid starter for readers curious about mindfulness in social contexts.

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A great deal of the chaos in the world occurs because people don't appreciate themselves.

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Too often, people think that solving the world's problems is based on conquering the earth, rather than touching the earth, touching ground.

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The point is not to convert anyone to our view, but rather to help people wake to their own view, their own…

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Compassion automatically invites you to relate with people because you no longer regard people as a drain on your energy.

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A great deal of chaos in the world occurs because people don't appreciate themselves. Having never developed sympathy or gentleness toward themselves,…

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People's creativity is very much alive, but when they get paid for their creativity, they often experience that as rather meaningless. Money…

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The basic work of health professionals in general, and of psychotherapist s in particular, is to become full human beings and to…

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The everyday practice is simply to develop a complete acceptance and openness to all situations and emotions and to all people, experiencing…

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We have a fear of facing ourselves. That is the obstacle. Experiencing the innermost core of our existence is very embarrassing to…

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Meditation is another dimension of natural beauty. People talk about appreciating natural beauty-climbing mountains, seeing giraffes and tigers in Africa, and all…

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We must be willing to be completely ordinary people, which means accepting ourselves as we are without trying to become greater, purer,…

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We have to make the first move ourselves rather than expecting it to come from the phenomenal world or from other people.…

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