Chögyam Trungpa

Twice-weekly quotes from dharma master Chögyam Trungpa. Visit the website to sign up for the quotes via e-mail.

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The best technology of technologies cannot save you from your life. @OceanofDharma https://t.co/tdYbO0i0uX

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Using concepts is like putting price tags on things as they are. @OceanofDharma https://t.co/lxBXRj22uT

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Although you feel that you’ve run out of ideas, you’re not really running out of anything. https://t.co/utXmPM0hTK

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We realize that there is no reason for us to hold a grudge against others, or for that matter, ourselves. #Trungpa https://t.co/lxBXRj22uT

[Chögyam Trungpa @OceanofDharma]

The dignity of the stone on the road and the crown of the universal monarch by nature seem to be the same. @OceanofDharma

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If you say that space is penetrating then forget about the sharpness of action @OceanofDharma

[Chögyam Trungpa @OceanofDharma]

Act wisely and courageously according to your innate insight, even at the cost of your life. @OceanofDharma https://t.co/b1tbPhUrPm

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Genuineness is applying wholehearted dedication and diligence to practice @Chogyam_Trungpa https://t.co/b1tbPhUrPm

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Trust means that we know that our actions will bring a response from reality https://t.co/utXmPM0hTK @OceanofDharma

[Chögyam Trungpa @OceanofDharma]

U maintain your posture but inside u dissolve and become like gelatin. U might become like a https://t.co/txYKt8SZSq

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When you practice meditation you are yourself as a thoroughly human being @OceanofDharma https://t.co/vzqi3Mw4sG

[Chögyam Trungpa @OceanofDharma]

Behind boredom, or even within it, you feel something refreshing: cool boredom https://t.co/6Heof0uoRA @OceanofDharma

[Chögyam Trungpa @OceanofDharma]

If we don’t appreciate ourselves, we have no ground to work with ourselves @OceanofDharma https://t.co/6Heof0uoRA

[Chögyam Trungpa @OceanofDharma]

Peace cools down jumpiness in our minds and heat of our emotional neurosis https://t.co/6Heof0uoRA @OceanofDharma

[Chögyam Trungpa @OceanofDharma]

Ask yourself: Is there something worthwhile and trustworthy in me? @OceanofDharma https://t.co/vzqi3Mw4sG

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Happy Birthday @AniPemaChodron !!!!

[Chögyam Trungpa @OceanofDharma]

If we develop real trust in ourselves constant self-defense is no longer required. @OceanofDharma https://t.co/6Heof0uoRA

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We worry that we won’t be functional if we aren’t assertive. @OceanofDharma
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[Chögyam Trungpa @OceanofDharma]

Wanting to fill space is a way of avoiding looking into the basic problem. @OceanofDharma @Chogyam_Trungpa

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In paperback ☸ Mindfulness in Action by @OceanofDharma @Chogyam_Trungpa https://t.co/6Heof0uoRA