Trust is being willing to take a chance, knowing that what goes up must come down, as they say.

When a warrior has that kind of trust in the reflections of the phenomenal world, then they can trust their individual discovery of goodness.

Communication produces results: either success or failure. That is how the fearless warrior relates with the universe, not by remaining alone and insecure, hiding away, but by constantly being exposed to the phenomenal world and constantly being willing to take that chance.

From Smile at Fear: Awakening the True Heart of Bravery, pp. 69-70.

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