[OceanofDharma] Quotes of the Week: A Jolly Good Life

[Carolyn Gimian]

Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week

December 24, 2008

A JOLLY GOOD LIFE

Confidence is there. It is a fact. It is the case. But surprisingly, 
nobody noticed it before. So telling people about this state of being 
is simply telling the truth. You don't have to make up anything at 
all. This unconditional confidence manifests in our lives as 
appreciation: the appreciation of our intelligence, our sympathy 
towards self and others, the appreciation of good food and drink, 
appreciation for our meditation practice. Appreciating the details of 
life begins to open up our life so that it is no longer purely a 
struggle but a jolly good life. So the real way to share our 
understanding with others is to cheer ourselves up to begin with.

 From "Unconditional Confidence," in CONQUERING FEAR, forthcoming 
from Shambhala Publications, Fall 2009.

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

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