[OceanofDharma] Quotes of the Week: The Joy of Warriorship

[Carolyn Gimian]

Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week

October 11, 2008  For Canadian Thanksgiving

THE JOY OF WARRIORSHIP

When we speak of fearlessness, we are describing a positive state of 
being full of delight and cheerfulness, with sparkling eyes and good 
posture. This state of being is not dependent on any external 
circumstance. If you can't pay the electric bill, you might not have 
hot water in your house. The building you live in may not be well 
insulated. If you don't have indoor plumbing, you may have to use an 
outhouse. Millions of people in the world live this way. If you can 
raise your good posture of head and shoulders, then regardless of 
your living situation, you will feel a sense of joy. It's not any 
kind of cheap joy.  It's individual dignity.  This experience of joy 
and unconditional healthiness is the basic virtue that comes from 
being what we are, right now. You have to experience this natural 
healthiness and goodness personally.
         When you practice meditation, that brings the beginning of 
the beginning of this experience.  Then, when you leave the 
meditation hall and go out and relate with the rest of reality, you 
will find out what kind of joy is needed and what kind of joy is 
expendable.  The experience of joy may be a momentary experience, or 
it could last a long time. In any case, this joy is an eye opener. 
You are no longer shy of seeing the world. You find that the joy of 
warriorship is always needed.

 From the manuscript of CONQUERING FEAR: THE HEART OF SHAMBHALA. 
Forthcoming from Shambhala Publications in 2009.


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