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Very Quotes by Chogyam Trungpa
- Walking the spiritual path properly is a very subtle process; it is not something to jump into naively. There are numerous sidetracks which leades to…
- For the very reason that we expect things to be good and beautiful, they won't be. In genuine spirituality, we don't look for bliss.
- We have a fear of facing ourselves. That is the obstacle. Experiencing the innermost core of our existence is very embarrassing to a lot of…
- Things get very clear when you're cornered.
- The idea of buddha mind is not purely a concept or a theoretical, metaphysical idea. It is something extremely real that we can experience ourselves.…
- Acknowledging foolishness is a very powerful and important experience. We could almost say that being willing to be a fool is one of the first…
- Mindfulness does not mean pushing oneself toward something or hanging on to something. It means allowing oneself to be there in the very moment of…
- I would like to say, ladies and gentlemen, that you shouldn't be afraid of who you are. That's the first key idea. You shouldn't be…
- Sometimes one touches on a very painful spot where one is almost too shy to look into it, but somehow one still has to go…
- When we are constantly recreating our basic patterns of behavior and thought, we never have to leap into fresh air or onto fresh grass. Instead,…
- You are actually doing something. You are getting into this process without making sure that what you're doing is okay. Things are actually taking place,…
- Very beautiful situations have developed using chaos as part of the enlightened approach. There is chaos of all kinds developing all the time... If you…
- Developing confidence is like watching the sun rise. First it seems very feeble and one wonders whether it will make it. Then it shines and…
- I am alone and my spiritual journey is my experience.' This is the real experience of freedom and independence. Then we begin to see that…
- People's creativity is very much alive, but when they get paid for their creativity, they often experience that as rather meaningless. Money as the reward…
- The ideal of warriorship is that the warrior should be sad and tender, and because of that, the warrior can be very brave as well.
- When you relate to thoughts obsessively, you are actually feeding them because thoughts need your attention to survive. Once you begin to pay attention to…
- Compassion has nothing to do with achievement at all. It is spacious and very generous. When a person develops real compassion, he is uncertain whether…
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