[OceanofDharma] Quotes of the Week: TRUTH IS LIKE A THUNDERBOLT

[Carolyn Gimian]

Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week

July 4, 2007  [Independence Day in the United States]


TRUTH IS LIKE A THUNDERBOLT

Dharma literally means "truth" or "norm." It is a particular way of 
thinking, a way of viewing the world, which is not a concept but 
experience. This particular truth is very painful truth -- usually 
truths are. It rings with the sound of reality, which comes too close 
to home. We become completely embarrassed when we begin to hear the 
truth. It is wrong to think that the truth is going to sound 
fantastic and beautiful, like a flute solo. The truth is actually 
like a thunderbolt. It wakes you up and makes you think twice whether 
you should stay in the rain or move into the house. Provocative.


 From "Truth," now appearing  in slightly edited form as "Just the 
Facts" in ELEPHANT Magazine, Summer 2007. Now available at Whole 
Foods and other outlets. To read the article on line, go to 
<http://www.iamelephant.com>http://www.iamelephant.com and click on 
the current issue on the right.  Based on material in "Following the 
Dharma," in The Four Dharmas of Gampopa, a sourcebook published by 
Vajradhatu Publications and available at shambhalashop.com.


All material by Chogyam Trungpa is copyright Diana J. Mukpo and used 
by permission.

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