"Mindfulness is like a microscope; it is neither……" — Chogyam Trungpa
"Mindfulness is like a microscope; it is neither an offensive nor defensive weapon in relation to the germs we observe through it. The function of the microscope is just to clearly present what is there."
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168 Quotes by Chogyam Trungpa
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What the warrior renounces is anything in his experience that is a barrier between himself and others. In other words,…
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Tantra is the hot blood of spiritual practice. It smashes the taboo against unreasonable happiness; a thunderbolt path, swift, joyful,…
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The way of cowardice is to embed ourselves in a cocoon, in which we perpetuate our habitual patterns. When we…
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Disappointment is a good sign of basic intelligence. It cannot be compared to anything else: it is so sharp, precise,…
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In Tibetan, authentic presence is wangthang, which literally means, 'field of power'... The cause or the virtue that brings about…
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Walking the spiritual path properly is a very subtle process; it is not something to jump into naively. There are…
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To be a warrior is to learn to be genuine in every moment of your life.
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When we talk about compassion we talk in terms of being kind. But compassion is not so much being kind;…
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The challenge of warriorship is to live fully in the world as it is and to find within this world,…
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Enlightenment is like witnessing the brilliant sun for the first time in the morning. It is like seeing the beautiful…
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Our life is an endless journey; it is like a broad highway that extends infinitely into the distance. The practice…
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For the very reason that we expect things to be good and beautiful, they won't be. In genuine spirituality, we…
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