[OceanofDharma] Quotes of the Week: Never Flinching

[Carolyn Gimian]

Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week

November 2, 2007

NEVER FLINCHING

It is not expensive to be handsome
To build a rainbow is very cheap
Peonies compete with chrysanthemums
Blue sky has never been painted
Gold is golden by its own dignity

Giving is as satisfying as biting a melon
Loneliness is satisfying because it doesn't compete with anything
Pine trees have never been built
Tiger lilies and spider chrysanthemums dance together

We are not afraid
If we were so, we wouldn't be here together
Achievement is not a product of ostentatiousness
Never get tired of drinking jasmine tea
Longing makes you so satisfied
Combing your hair makes you want to comb further

Let us be fearless like misty clouds arising on a beautiful mountain slope
Let us watch the crescent moon
Let us watch the golden rising sun
Come and join us
Come and dance together

Wicked is skinny
Virtuous is fat
As time goes on, let us grow up and not be insulted

Offered in remembrance of Ruth Bracey, Ben Pontius, Robin Kornman, 
Simon Luna and other recently departed friends. (This was Ben's 
favorite poem.) Originally published in the Windhorse Broadside, 
edited by John Castlebury. Available now in THE COLLECTED WORKS OF 
CHOGYAM TRUNGPA, Volume  Seven. Composed in 1984 in retreat.

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

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