We must be willing to be completely ordinary people, which means accepting ourselves as we are without trying to become greater, purer,… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
Are the great spiritual teachings really advocating that we fight evil because we are on the side of light, the side of… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
When you relate to thoughts obsessively, you are actually feeding them because thoughts need your attention to survive. Once you begin to… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
The point is that whatever one is trying to learn, it is necessary to have firsthand experience, rather than learning from books… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
The point of meditation is not merely to be an honest or good person in the conventional sense, trying only to maintain… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
As long as a person is involved with warfare, trying to defend or attack, then his action is not sacred; it is… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
Humans are the only animals that try to dwell in the future. You don't have to purely live in the present situation… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
Whether we eat, sleep, work, play, whatever we do life contains dissatisfaction, pain. If we enjoy pleasure, we are afraid to lose… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
Nowness is the essence of meditation. Whatever one does, whatever one tries to practice, is trying to see what is here and… — 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
Very beautiful situations have developed using chaos as part of the enlightened approach. There is chaos of all kinds developing all the… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
Meditation should not be regarded as a learning process. It should be regarded as an experiencing process. You should not try to… — 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
