[OceanofDharma] Quotes of the Week: Be Grateful to Everyone

[Carolyn Gimian]

Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week

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November 22, 2007

BE GRATEFUL TO EVERYONE

Without others, we would have no chance at all to develop beyond ego. 
So the idea here is to feel grateful that others are presenting us 
with tremendous obstacles -- even threats or challenges. The point is 
to appreciate that. Without them, we could not follow the path at 
all. Walking on the path of the dharma is connected with dealing with 
our neurosis. But if there were no neuros-ees, we couldn't develop 
any neuros-is. Therefore, we should feel very grateful to such 
persons. They are actually the ones who are pushing us onto the path of dharma.

 From "Transformation of Bad Circumstances," in TRAINING THE MIND AND 
CULTIVATING LOVING KINDNESS, page 92.
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All material by Chogyam Trungpa is copyright Diana J. Mukpo and used 
by permission.

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