[OceanofDharma] Quotes of the Week: A Basic Attitude of Goodness

[Carolyn Gimian]

Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week

February 21, 2009

A BASIC ATTITUDE OF GOODNESS

The final characteristic of a dharmic person,  which is a basic 
attitude of goodness, or a general sense of goodness, comes from your 
own practice and discipline. There is nothing to say about this, 
except: keep on sitting and you will find out that both sanity and 
insanity exist in you. Insanity is not particularly regarded as an 
obstacle; it is simply regarded as kindling wood. Because of your 
insanity, you are here. But you don't stop there; you go beyond and 
you brighten up your sanity by sitting and perfectly watching your 
activities. The basic, hinayana, approach has nothing to do with big 
explosions of enlightenment, big orgasms of enlightenment on the 
spot. Instead, we are talking about paying attention to details and 
to your mind and to your behavior pattern. When you wake up and 
before you fall asleep, just look and be genuine; you can't fool 
yourself. If you have been attempting to fool yourself, please don't. 
It won't work.

 From "Seven Characteristics of a Dharmic Person," in THE COLLECTED 
WORKS OF CHOGYAM TRUNGPA, Volume Two, page 489.

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

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