The genuine heart of sadness comes from feeling that your nonexistent heart is full. If you search for awakened heart, … More
Tag: Warrior
Being tender and raw is threatening
Sometimes people find that being tender and raw is threatening and seemingly exhausting. Openness seems demanding and energy-consuming, so they … More
Who are Bodhisattvas?
“Comfortable with Uncertainty THOSE WHO TRAIN wholeheartedly in awakening bodhichitta are called bodhisattvas or warriors—not warriors who kill but warriors … More
The ground of fearlessness
The ground of fearlessness and the basis of overcoming doubt and wrong belief is to develop renunciation. Renunciation here means … More
Our habitual patterns
“Our habitual patterns are, of course, well established, seductive, and comforting. Just wishing for them to be ventilated isn’t enough. … More
Fearlessness
Sometimes people find that being tender and raw is threatening and seemingly exhausting. Openness seems demanding and energy consuming, so … More
The essence of bravery
“The essence of bravery is being without self-deception. However, it’s not so easy to take a straight look at what … More
All thoughts are the same
“In the practice of meditation, all thoughts are the same: pious thoughts, very beautiful thoughts, religious thoughts, calm thoughts – … More
The birth of the universal monarch
Usually when you have a wound, you put a bandage on until it heals. Then you take off the bandage … More
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The key to warriorship
The key to warriorship and the first principle of Shambhala vision is not being afraid of who you are. Ultimately, … More
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Become a hero
“We often think of heroism as something that occurs in moments of grave crisis… But in Buddhism, warriorship also points … More
Going beyond fear
Author: Chogyum Trungpa
To open deeply courage is required
What I discovered was wonderful news for me. To open deeply, as genuine spiritual life requires, we need tremendous courage … More
Comfortable with Uncertainty
Our habitual patterns are, of course, well established, seductive, and comforting. Just wishing for them to be ventilated isn’t enough. … More
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The sitting practice of meditation
“The sanskrit word for meditation is dhyana; the Tibetan term is samten. Both refer to the same thing: steady mind. … More
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The lion’s roar
The Lion’s Roar is the fearless proclamation that any state of mind, any circumstance, any part of ourselves, including the … More
