[OceanofDharma] Quotes of the Week: Change Your Attitude

[Carolyn Gimian]

Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week

July 11, 2007

CHANGE YOUR ATTITUDE BUT REMAIN NATURAL

Generally, our attitude is that we always want to protect our own 
territory first. We want to preserve our own ground -- others come 
afterward. The point of this slogan is to change that attitude 
around, so that we actually reflect on others first and on ourselves 
later. It is very simple and direct. You usually practice gentleness 
and tenderness toward yourself, and the opposite of that toward 
others....Changing your attitude means reversing your attitude 
altogether -- instead of making someone else do something, you do it yourself.
         Then the slogan says, "remain natural," which has a sense of 
relaxation. It means taming your basic being, taming your mind 
altogether so that you are not constantly pushing other people 
around. Instead, you take the opportunity to blame yourself. We are 
talking about changing your attitude of cherishing yourself. Instead 
of cherishing yourself, you cherish others -- and then you just 
relax. That's it. It's very simple-minded.

 From "Disciplines of Mind Training, in TRAINING THE MIND, page 147. 
Shambhala Library edition.

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

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