Chogyam Trungpa. The Universal Monarch.

The following quotes are from the book "Shambhala, the Sacred Path of the Warrior".

-"The warrior, fundamentally, is someone who is not afraid of space. The coward lives in constant terror of space. When the coward is alone in the forest and doesn't hear a sound, he thinks there is a ghost lurking somewhere. In the silence he begins to bring up all kinds of monsters and demons in his mind. The coward is afraid of darkness because he can't hear anything. Cowardice is turning the unconditional into a situation of fear by inventing reference points, or conditions, of all kinds.
But for the warrior, unconditionality does not have to be conditioned or limited. It does not have to be qualified as either positive or negative, but it can be just neutral, as it is".

-"The principles of warriorship are concerned, first of all, with learning to appreciate those processes, those mundane reference points"

-"The setting sun world is afraid of space, afraid of the truth of nonreference point. In that world, people are afraid to be vulnerable. They are afraid to expose their flesh, bone, and marrow to the world outside. There people believe absolutely in their reference points. They think think that if they open themselves, they will be exposing an open wound to germs and disease.
The setting sun world teaches that you should guard your flesh and blood, that you should wear a suit of armour to protect yourself. But what are you really protecting yourself from? Space.
If you succeed in encasing yourself completely, you may feel secure but you will also feel terribly lonely. This is not the loneliness of the warrior but the loneliness of the coward. You have no idea how to conduct yourself without the reference point of your own security. The challenge of warriorship is to step out of the cocoon, to step out into space, by being brave and at the same time gentle. You can expose your wounds and flesh, your sore points"

-"You expose an open woudn, open flesh, unconditionally. You can be completely raw and exposed with your husband or your wife, your banker, your landlord, anyone you meet.
Out of that comes an extraordinary birth: the birth of the universal monarch. The definition of Monarch in the Shambhala tradition is someone who is very raw and sensitive, willing to open his or her heart to others. That is how you become a king or queen, the ruler of your world.
The way to rule your universe is to expose your heart, so that others can see your heart beating, see your red flesh, and see the blood pulsating through your veins and arteries.
When you expose your naked flesh to the universe can you say: "Should I put a second skin on? Am I too naked?" You can't. At that point, there is not room for second thoughts. You have nothing to lose and nothing to gain. You simply expose your heart completely"