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“If we go somewhere on foot, we know the way perfectly, whereas if we go by car or airplane, we are hardly there at all. It becomes merely a dream.”

Book:Meditation in Action

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Meditation in Action

This book explores the principles of meditation and their application in daily life, offering techniques for cultivating awareness and presence in various contexts. more

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Chogyam Trungpa

Tibetan Buddhist teacher and a renowned spiritual mentor and meditation master. Born in Tibet, he later moved to India and North America, making significant contributions to the spread of Tibetan Buddhism and meditation culture in the Western world. more

“When you put relative and absolute truth together and they become one unit, it becomes possible to make things workable. You are not too much on the side of absolute truth, or you would become too theoretical. You are not too much on the side of relative truth, or you would become too precise. When you put them together, you realize that there is no problem.”

Problem Together Sides Realizing Too Much Absolutes Relative Units Precise No Problem Theoretical Absolute Truth Relative Truth

Author:Chogyam Trungpa

“You don't know how to take off your suit of armor. You have no idea how to conduct yourself without the reference point of your own security... You can expose your wounds and flesh, your sore points. You can be completely raw and exposed.”

Knows Ideas Know How Security Flesh Wounds Suits No Idea Vulnerability Exposed Armor Suits Of Armor

Author:Chogyam Trungpa

“When you have a brilliant sun, which is a source of vision, the light from the sun shines through every window of the house, and the brightness of its light inspires you to open all the curtains. In the vision of the Great Eastern Sun, no human being is a lost cause.”