[OceanofDharma] Quotes of the Week: No Enemy

[Carolyn Gimian]

Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week

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April 16, 2008



NO ENEMY



For the Shambhala warrior, the actual, basic notion of victory is not 
so much that you have one-upped your enemy and therefore you are 
victorious. Rather, no enemy exists at all; therefore, there is 
victory. This is the idea of unconditional warriorship and 
unconditional victory. In connection with this, the concept of 
sacredness is that fearlessness is carried into everyday life 
situations, even brushing your teeth. So fearlessness occurs all over 
the place, all the time. Fearlessness here is also unconditional. In 
this way, fearlessness becomes cheerful and very light. There's no 
need for cowardice or fear at all, or any moments of doubt. Actually 
what we're talking about is doubtlessness, we could say, rather than 
fearlessness. There's no doubt. There are no second thoughts. 
Everything is a complete warrior's world. So here victory is not 
having to deal with an enemy at all. It is the notion of no enemy. 
The whole world is a friend.

 From OCEAN OF DHARMA: The Everyday Wisdom of Chogyam Trungpa. 365 
Teachings on Living Life with Courage and Compassion. Number 119. 
[Unpublished excerpt from Talk Five of Warriorship in the Three 
Yanas. August 1978, Rocky Mountain Dharma Center.]

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