[OceanofDharma] Quotes of the Week: The Bridge of Compassion

[Carolyn Gimian]

Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week

June 4, 2008

THE BRIDGE OF COMPASSION

Compassion becomes a bridge to the world outside. Trust and 
compassion for oneself bring inspiration to dance with life, to 
communicate with the energies of the world. Lacking this kind of 
inspiration and openness, the spiritual path becomes the samsaric 
path of desire. One remains trapped in the desire to improve oneself, 
the desire to achieve imagined goals.... Compassion automatically 
invites you to relate with people, because you no longer regard 
people as a drain on your energy. They recharge your energy, because 
in the process of relating with them, you acknowledge your wealth, 
your richness. So if you have difficult tasks to perform, such as 
dealing with people or life situations, you do not feel you are 
running out of resources. Each time you are faced with a difficult 
task, it presents itself as a delightful opportunity to demonstrate 
your richness, your wealth. There is no feeling of poverty at all in 
this approach to life.

 From "The Open Way," in CUTTING THROUGH SPIRITUAL MATERIALISM, pages 98 to 99.

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

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