Chogyam Trungpa

To be a warrior is to learn to be genuine in every moment of your life.

Disappointment results from the removal of illusion.

Luxury is experiencing reality.

The attainment of enlightenment from egos point of view is extreme death the death of self the death of me and mine the death of the watcher. It is the ultimate and final disappointment.

A great deal of the chaos in the world occurs because people dont appreciate themselves.

Sanity lies somewhere between the inhibitions of conventional morality and the looseness of the extreme impulse

Habit is formed out of memory... We often shape our present situation according to those habitual memories. Instead of starting fresh we go back to what weve done in the past... easier for us than fighting our way through foreign territory.

It's easier to put on a pair of shoes than to wrap the earth in leather.

Enlightenment is egos ultimate disappointment.

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

Disappointment is a good sign of basic intelligence. It cannot be compared to anything else it is so sharp precise obvious and direct. If we can open then we suddenly begin to see that our expectations are irrelevant compared with the reality of the situations we are facing.

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

Chaos should be regarded as extremely good news

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.

Fearlessness is extending ourselves beyond our limited view.

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

We are caught in a traffic jam of discursive thought.

Buddhism doesnt tell you what is false and what is true but it encourages you to find out for yourself.

Hope and fear cannot alter the season.