When we clean up after ourselves, we have nothing to blame. When we begin to live our lives in that way, cleaning up after ourselves, what is left is further vision and further openness, which leads to cleaning up the rest of the world. Chogyam Trungpa More Quotes by Chogyam Trungpa More Quotes From Chogyam Trungpa Magic is the total delight (appreciation) of chance Chogyam Trungpa delight magic appreciation By means of meditation, I feel that we have planted dynamite to transcend the world of confusion. So it would be good if you could practice meditation as much as you can, as much as physically and psychologically possible. You could become more clear and sane, and you could also influence the national neurosis in that way. Chogyam Trungpa confusion practice mean It's easier to put on a pair of shoes than to wrap the earth in leather. Chogyam Trungpa pairs shoes earth Buddhism doesn't tell you what is false and what is true but it encourages you to find out for yourself. Chogyam Trungpa buddhism Gentle day's flower - The hummingbird competes With the stillness of the air. Chogyam Trungpa flower air bird As long as a person is involved with warfare, trying to defend or attack, then his action is not sacred; it is mundane, dualistic, a battlefield situation. Chogyam Trungpa warfare trying long When we speak of God or achieving union with God, we are often merely trying to put that great thing into a small container. One cannot drive a camel through the eye of a needle. Chogyam Trungpa camels eye trying As in music, when we hear the crescendo building, suddenly if the music stops, we begin to hear the silence as part of the music. Chogyam Trungpa crescendo building silence Our life is an endless journey; it is like a broad highway that extends infinitely into the distance. The practice of meditation provides a vehicle to travel on that road. Our journey consists of constant ups and downs. Chogyam Trungpa distance journey practice Faith is the readiness to reveal whatever is concealed. You don't have to conceal doubts by putting on patches of self-confirmation. The readiness to be exposed seems to make the difference between ego's approach to spirituality and an enlightened one. Chogyam Trungpa differences self faith 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, we wrap ourselves in our own dark environment, where our only companion is the smell of our own sweat. In the cocoon, there is no dance, no walking or breathing. It is comfortable and sleepy, an intense and very familiar home. Chogyam Trungpa change dark home 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 a distorted, ego-centered version of spirituality; we can deceive ourselves into thinking we are developing spiritually when instead we are strengthening our egocentricity through spiritual techniques. This fundamental distortion may be referred to as spiritual materialism Chogyam Trungpa ego spiritual thinking Magic is the power within oneself. You have enough strength and exertion and energy to view things as they are, personally, properly, and directly. You have the chance to experience the brightness of life and the haziness of life, which is also a source of power. The fantastically sharp-edged quality of life can be experienced personally and directly. There is a powerful sense of perception available to you. Chogyam Trungpa magic powerful views What the warrior renounces is anything in his experience that is a barrier between himself and others. In other words, renunciation is making yourself more available, more gentle and open to others. Chogyam Trungpa renounce warrior buddhist Then, we realize that the degraded cocoon we have been hiding in is revolting, and we want to turn up the lights as far as we can. In fact, we are not turning up the lights, but we are simply opening our eyes wider. We catch a certain kind of fever. Chogyam Trungpa light eye change Fearlessness is extending ourselves beyond our limited view. Chogyam Trungpa extending fearlessness views But again and again, we should reflect back to the darkness of the cocoon. In order to inspire ourselves forward, we must look back to see the contrast with the place we came from. You see, we cannot reject the world of the cocoon - which out which we may create a new cocoon. When we see the suffering that occured in the old cocoon, that inspires us to go forward in our journey of warriorship. It is a journey that is unfolding within us. Chogyam Trungpa journey inspire order You can't feel the earth if you can't feel the space. Chogyam Trungpa space earth feels The challenge of warriorship is to step out of the cocoon, to step out into space, by being brave and at the same time gentle Chogyam Trungpa space brave challenges Our bodies demand our attention; our bodies demand that we actually pay attention to what is going on with our lives. Chogyam Trungpa demand body attention
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