[OceanofDharma] Quotes of the Week: Spiritual Supermarket

[Carolyn Gimian]

Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week

September 19, 2008

SPIRITUAL SUPERMARKET

The study of spiritual materialism is very important. Some people 
tell you to hold your breath, and you'll feel blissful. Some people 
tell you to breathe out, and you'll feel blissful.  Some people tell 
you to eat a carrot right now! Some people say, "Stand on your 
head."  Some people say "Sit, then stand on one foot, then lie down 
on your back and have a good massage." Or swim in cold water and that 
will help you.  Swim in hot water -- that will help you.  Reading 
this might help you. Say these few words over and over to 
yourself.  Or shout your words; project out.  Dive in. Dive 
out.  Wear certain clothes. Get a certain hair cut. Do certain eye 
gazes. People suggest all sorts of things, which is what's known as 
the "spiritual supermarket." All these trips have been laid on the 
poor Americans. We could call this spiritual democracy. It doesn't 
particularly help. However, America remains a great field of 
spiritual fertility.  Fertile situations occur constantly, all the 
time. Trying to work with this American mentality and bring it 
together with the Buddhist tradition of orthodoxy, at the same time, 
creates a good balance.

Edited from an unpublished transcript VIEWING AND WORKING WITH THE 
PHENOMENAL WORLD, a seminar at Naropa Institute, Talk One, June 10, 1976.

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

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