[OceanofDharma] Quotes of the Week: When the Sun Rises

[Carolyn Gimian]

Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week

October 17, 2004

WHEN THE SUN RISES

The tradition of Shambhala is like the rising of the sun. When the sun 
rises, everybody is able to see it. But if people are blind, then they are 
not able to see it. When we say "blind," we are referring to the 
setting-sun people [those who do not connect with wakefulness]. However, 
the fundamental or ultimate sun lies in the hearts of all people. 
Therefore, everyone possesses fundamental well-being, brilliance, and 
purity. Whoever a person is, he or she is capable of crying, and also 
capable of laughing. That is the indication that everyone has the Great 
Eastern Sun within them.

         From "Natural Hierarchy," in Selected Writings in THE COLLECTED 
WORKS OF CHOGYAM TRUNGPA, Volume Eight, pages 435.

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