CTR Quote of the Week

Every talk does not have to be a confirmation. If listening to your student or to your teacher always had to be a confirmation, it

Usually, telling the truth is very depressing. If you mix the truth with a bit of lying, if you add a bit of salt and

Thoughts do not really come up as such; they just emerge in our minds. You cannot watch their birth–they are just there. In other words,

As you continue to practice mindfulness and awareness, the seeming confusion and chaos in your mind begin to seem absurd. You see that your thoughts

Perceptions are not governed by one statement alone, but by individuals reacting to the basic elements. When individuals react to air, water, fire, space, or

Our ordinary approach to reality and truth is so poverty-stricken that we don’t realize that the truth is not one truth, but all truth. It

Giving a Part of Oneself You have to be fully involved; you have to become one with what you are doing. So it is with

According to the Buddhist tradition, people inherently possess buddha nature; that is, they are basically and intrinsically good. From this point of view, health is

I do not believe in the mystical world, the ethereal world, the world of the unseen, unknown, or whatever. There is no reason to believe

A saint in the Buddhist context — for example, Padmasambhava or a great being like the Buddha himself — is someone who provides an example

To work with the dichotomy of self and others, first it is necessary to consider the facts and patterns of life, that is, your behavior,

At a certain point, you develop a genuine aspiration to get rid of the wall—the separation between you and others. However, you should not think

To develop the nonviolent approach, first of all you have to see that your problems are not really trying to destroy you. Usually, we immediately

If anyone gets too near the wall that ego has built, it feels insecure. It thinks that it is being attacked and then thinks that

The most difficult discipline is to be what you are. Constantly trying to be what you are not is much easier, because we are trained

The key to warriorship and the ultimate definition of bravery is not being afraid of who you are. Examine your experience, to see what it

The Practicing Lineage is not based on practitioners locking themselves up in their meditation cells so that they become social nuisances. But practitioners in our

Why does the Practicing Lineage that I come from exist? It is not just an accident or a matter of chance. Rather, the whole thing

  When you get into Buddhism completely, you have the capability of spreading the teachings. Spreading the dharma is such a big undertaking that you

We could say that the Practicing Lineage is the guardian of the buddhadharma, not only in Tibet alone but in the rest of the world.

What particular tradition is the line of the Trungpas associated with? To begin with, Buddhism, of course, and then the Buddhist tradition in Tibet. What

How can we actually commit ourselves to a world that is true and genuine and good for us? There is something about human nature that

To overcome problems of passion, aggression, and ignorance requires a realization of joy–that you are not in a dungeon or the Black Hole of depression.

The basic setup of ego contains ignorance, refusing to look back at its origin. From that confusion arises fear or panic, and from that process,