Shambhala. The Sacred Path of the Warrior. By Chögyam Trungpa. Quotes II

 -Every human being has a basic nature of goodness which is undiluted and unconfused.

-When we appreciate reality, it can actually work on us. 

-We can actually cure ourselves of depression if we recognize that the world we have is good.

-The essence of human bravery, is refusing to give up on anyone or anything. 

-By serving this world, we can save it. 

-We have to accept personal responsibility for uplifting our lives. 

-In the Shambhala tradition, the discipline for developing both gentleness towards ourselves and appreciation of our world is the sitting practice of meditation. 

Shambhala. The Sacred Path of the Warrior. By Chögyam Trungpa. Quotes

-There is basic human wisdom that can help to solve the world's problems. This wisdom doesn't belong to any one culture or religion. It is a tradition of human warriorship that has existed throughout history.

-Among the Tibetan people, there is a popular belief that the kingdom of Shambhala can still be found, hidden in a remote valley somewhere in the Himalayas.

-Warriorship is the tradition of human bravery or the tradition of fearlessness. 

-Shambhala vision teaches that, in the face of the world's great problems, we can be heroic and kind at the same time. 

-When we are afraid of ourselves and afraid of the seeming threat the world presents, then we become extremely selfish.

-Everyone has a responsibility to help the world. 

-The premise of Shambhala vision is that, in order to establish an enlightened society for others, we need to discover what inherently we have to offer the world. 

God, I love you. I have fallen in love with you, God. Take care of us all, one way or the other. Jack Kerouac.