[OceanofDharma] Quotes of the Week: Egoless Common Sense

[Carolyn Gimian]

Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week

October 19, 2008

EGOLESS COMMON SENSE

Decision making based on accepting a situation is expressing faith 
and gentleness; therefore, it could be said to be compassion. Once 
you see the situation as it is, then you just involve yourself in it 
and it takes you along. In fact, you can tell what the end is going 
to be. That is developing egoless common sense. Egoless common sense 
is not based on "because-of-anything," but it is based on 
"it-will-be-so." You could project your future quite accurately or 
take the right path quite accurately if you had that general egoless 
common sense. With such precision and clarity, as well as 
egolessness, you are not dwelling on hope or fear. Then things take 
place naturally.

 From "The Bardo of Dreams," in TRANSCENDING MADNESS: THE EXPERIENCE 
OF THE SIX BARDOS, page112.


Of interest to readers:

Emacs!
     Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, prominent Buddhist teacher and the 
author of What Makes You Not a Buddhist, will be teaching a public 
seminar in Halifax, Nova Scotia, November 28 to 30. Rinpoche will 
comment on Transcending Madness: The Experience of the Six Bardos, 
Chogyam Trungpa's book on the bardo states and the six realms. 
Khyentse Rinpoche's dynamic style and brilliant intellect, as well as 
his deep appreciation for Chogyam Trungpa's teachings, are sure to 
make this a memorable weekend.

The program begins Friday evening, November 28, and runs until the 
afternoon of Nov. 30. For more information on registration, phone 
902-420-1118, x 10, or go to: 
http://www.halifax.shambhala.org/eventdetails.php?id=2764

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

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Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week: teachings by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche.
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