From cgimian at suchns.com Wed Mar 1 06:11:12 2006 From: cgimian at suchns.com (Carolyn Gimian) Date: Wed Mar 1 06:11:37 2006 Subject: [OceanofDharma] Quotes of the Week: Genuine Enlightened Society Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20060301070614.03872b90@pop3.suchns.com> Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week March 1, 2006 Yesterday was Shambhala Day, the Tibetan New Year. Cheerful Year of the Fire Dog to all Ocean of Dharma readers! GENUINE ENLIGHTENED SOCIETY We have to be genuine, which means not having aggression and being true to oneself. In that way, we can build an enlightened society. Enlightened society cannot be built and cannot develop on the level of dreams or concepts. Enlightened society has to be real and good, honest and genuine. All material by Chogyam Trungpa is copyright Diana J. Mukpo and used by permission. OCEAN OF DHARMA QUOTES OF THE WEEK now has 3,987 subscribers. Please send comments on and contributions to OCEAN OF DHARMA QUOTES OF THE WEEK to the list moderator, Carolyn Gimian at: carolyn@shambhala.com. Carolyn Rose Gimian Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week: teachings by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Taken from works published by Shambhala Publications, the Archive of his unpublished work in the Shambhala Archives, plus other published sources. TO SUBSCRIBE visit the Chogyam Trungpa website by clicking on the following link: http://OceanofDharma.com From cgimian at suchns.com Sat Mar 4 10:45:00 2006 From: cgimian at suchns.com (Carolyn Gimian) Date: Sat Mar 4 10:45:25 2006 Subject: [OceanofDharma] Quotes of the Week: The Fourth Moment Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20060304113914.03875148@pop3.suchns.com> Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week March 4, 2006 [See below for a special offer from THE SHAMBHALA SUN magazine] THE FOURTH MOMENT Nowness is sometimes referred to as the fourth moment. That may sound more mystical than what is meant. You have the past, present, and future, which are the three moments. Then you have something else taking place, which is called the fourth moment. The fourth moment is not a far-our or extraordinary experience as such. It is a state of experience that doesn't even belong to now. It doesn't belong to what might be, either. It belongs to a non-category -- which provides another sense of category. Thus it is called the fourth moment. This is the state of vipashyana [ awareness], or the state of non-ego. The Tibetan term for this...means "the knowledge of egoless insight." It is a very real experience in which nothing can be misunderstood. It is such an overwhelming experience. The experience comes at you. You experience it precisely and in great detail. From "The 4th Moment" in the SHAMBHALA SUN magazine, March 2006, page 47. Of interest to our readers: Would you like a complimentary issue of THE SHAMBHALA SUN magazine? Today's quote is excerpted from Chogyam Trungpa's presentation of the 4th Moment in the March issue of THE SHAMBHALA SUN. THE SHAMBHALA SUN is North America's oldest and most widely-read Buddhist-inspired magazine, bringing a contemplative view to the important issues in life. You can contact THE SHAMBHALA SUN to begin a trial subscription, and they'll send you the current May issue as your sample copy. Call toll free 1-877-786-1950 or email subscriptions@shambhalasun.com. Prices per year are $17.95 in the U.S. and $24.00 in Canada. All material by Chogyam Trungpa is copyright Diana J. Mukpo and used by permission. OCEAN OF DHARMA QUOTES OF THE WEEK now has 3,999 subscribers. Please send comments on and contributions to OCEAN OF DHARMA QUOTES OF THE WEEK to the list moderator, Carolyn Gimian at: carolyn@shambhala.com. Carolyn Rose Gimian Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week: teachings by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Taken from works published by Shambhala Publications, the Archive of his unpublished work in the Shambhala Archives, plus other published sources. TO SUBSCRIBE visit the Chogyam Trungpa website by clicking on the following link: http://OceanofDharma.com From cgimian at suchns.com Wed Mar 8 14:50:05 2006 From: cgimian at suchns.com (Carolyn Gimian) Date: Wed Mar 8 14:50:26 2006 Subject: [OceanofDharma] Quotes of the Week: Implying the Truth Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20060308154552.03ab31b8@pop3.suchns.com> Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week March 8, 2006 IMPLYING THE TRUTH When you spell out the truth it loses its essence and becomes either "my" truth or "your" truth; it becomes an end in itself. When you spell out the truth, you are spending your capital while no one gets any profit. It becomes undignified, a giveaway. By implying the truth, the truth doesn't become anyone's property. When the dragon wants a rainstorm, he causes thunder and lightning. That brings the rain. Truth is generated from its environment; in that way it becomes a powerful reality. From this point of view, studying the imprint of the truth is more important than the truth itself. The truth doesn't need a handle. From SHAMBHALA: THE SACRED PATH OF THE WARRIOR, Shambhala Library Edition, page 198. All material by Chogyam Trungpa is copyright Diana J. Mukpo and used by permission. OCEAN OF DHARMA QUOTES OF THE WEEK now has 4,004 subscribers. Please send comments on and contributions to OCEAN OF DHARMA QUOTES OF THE WEEK to the list moderator, Carolyn Gimian at: carolyn@shambhala.com. Carolyn Rose Gimian Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week: teachings by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Taken from works published by Shambhala Publications, the Archive of his unpublished work in the Shambhala Archives, plus other published sources. TO SUBSCRIBE visit the Chogyam Trungpa website by clicking on the following link: http://OceanofDharma.com From cgimian at suchns.com Sat Mar 11 18:15:58 2006 From: cgimian at suchns.com (Carolyn Gimian) Date: Sun Mar 12 08:47:27 2006 Subject: [OceanofDharma] Quotes of the Week: Individual Magic Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20060311190911.015f4a38@pop3.suchns.com> Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week March 12, 2006 INDIVIDUAL MAGIC Perceptions are not governed by one statement alone, but by individuals reacting to the basic elements. When individuals react to air, water, fire, space, or earth, they have different responses. Individually, they have different perspectives on all that. Those differences do not become uniform at all -- they are ongoing. The magic lives in that individuality. We are relating individually to all kinds of basic things in life that we seemingly share. But we have no idea, exactly. None of us has had a chance to tell each other precisely what our perception of water is like. We could use all kinds of words and ideas and concepts and terms, but that still would not make it clear. That would be somebody else's concepts....There is a basic iconographic pattern in the universe, like the existence of the seasons and the elements, but how we react to that is individual. From "Choiceless Magic" in DHARMA ART pages 91-92. All material by Chogyam Trungpa is copyright Diana J. Mukpo and used by permission. OCEAN OF DHARMA QUOTES OF THE WEEK now has 4,015 subscribers. Please send comments on and contributions to OCEAN OF DHARMA QUOTES OF THE WEEK to the list moderator, Carolyn Gimian at: carolyn@shambhala.com. Carolyn Rose Gimian Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week: teachings by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Taken from works published by Shambhala Publications, the Archive of his unpublished work in the Shambhala Archives, plus other published sources. TO SUBSCRIBE visit the Chogyam Trungpa website by clicking on the following link: http://OceanofDharma.com From cgimian at suchns.com Wed Mar 15 13:31:26 2006 From: cgimian at suchns.com (Carolyn Gimian) Date: Wed Mar 15 13:29:36 2006 Subject: [OceanofDharma] Quotes of the Week: Inherent Nature Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20060315142423.02cd9e50@pop3.suchns.com> Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week March 15, 2006 INHERENT NATURE When great artists leave their works of art behind -- writings or pictures or music -- we feel we are in contact with such people, but we actually have no idea. If they were to come back to life, they might be insulted or even horrified by our understanding of their work. So the spark, or magic, lies in individuality, rather than uniformity. It is not that we count down to zero and then levitate all together, or turn the world upside down. That would be a comic-strip version of magic. And if a group of individuals commit themselves to an organization, and suddenly everybody gets high, turned on, that is like a living comic strip. It's very funny, but there's a great neglect of individuality. In many cases, we try to avoid our individuality and instead emulate something else. That is a big problem. Individuality sometimes comes out of ego, like wanting to be an emperor, a king, or a millionaire. But individuality can also come from personal inspiration. It depends on the level of one's journey, on how far you have been able to shed your ego. We all have our own style and our own particular nature. We can't avoid it....The enlightened expression of yourself is in accord with your inherent nature. From "Choiceless Magic" in DHARMA ART page 92. All material by Chogyam Trungpa is copyright Diana J. Mukpo and used by permission. OCEAN OF DHARMA QUOTES OF THE WEEK now has 4,029 subscribers. Please send comments on and contributions to OCEAN OF DHARMA QUOTES OF THE WEEK to the list moderator, Carolyn Gimian at: carolyn@shambhala.com. Carolyn Rose Gimian Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week: teachings by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Taken from works published by Shambhala Publications, the Archive of his unpublished work in the Shambhala Archives, plus other published sources. TO SUBSCRIBE visit the Chogyam Trungpa website by clicking on the following link: http://OceanofDharma.com From cgimian at suchns.com Sat Mar 18 15:05:33 2006 From: cgimian at suchns.com (Carolyn Gimian) Date: Sat Mar 18 15:06:17 2006 Subject: [OceanofDharma] Quotes of the Week: No Barriers, No Bondage Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20060317145838.02b28968@pop3.suchns.com> Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week is going on vacation! The moderator will be away from March 19 through the 26th. The quotes will resume on the 27th. Thank you. March 18, 2006 NO BARRIERS, NO BONDAGE The path of buddhadharma [the Buddhist teachings] does not try to unify everything and reduce everyone to good little tantric robots. The intent is to heighten individuality, but within the framework of some common world. Even that framework is questionable at this point, although it performs in that way. In the end, all barriers are broken through and bondages annihilated. At that point, there is room for THAT and THIS to be one. But that takes a lot of steps, a lot of time, effort, and discipline. From "Choiceless Magic" in DHARMA ART page 92. All material by Chogyam Trungpa is copyright Diana J. Mukpo and used by permission. OCEAN OF DHARMA QUOTES OF THE WEEK now has 4,043 subscribers. Please send comments on and contributions to OCEAN OF DHARMA QUOTES OF THE WEEK to the list moderator, Carolyn Gimian at: carolyn@shambhala.com. Carolyn Rose Gimian Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week: teachings by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Taken from works published by Shambhala Publications, the Archive of his unpublished work in the Shambhala Archives, plus other published sources. TO SUBSCRIBE visit the Chogyam Trungpa website by clicking on the following link: http://OceanofDharma.com From cgimian at suchns.com Mon Mar 27 16:40:48 2006 From: cgimian at suchns.com (Carolyn Gimian) Date: Mon Mar 27 16:41:17 2006 Subject: [OceanofDharma] Quotes of the Week: Sun Will Never Set, I Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20060327173701.0338ce60@pop3.suchns.com> Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week March 27, 2006 EARLY TESTIMONY: SUN WILL NEVER SET, Part One Eagle eating snake, According to the Mexicans, was the foundation of Mexico city. Similarly in our case, Thundering dragon Expanding garuda Fiery tiger Snowy lion. No human being is afraid of death. We are all terrified of death. We seek for all kinds of possibilities of avoiding death and illness. Occasional fortunes help us to avoid death and disasters in life. However, in speaking with genuine appreciation of cause and effect, sunset and sunrise, We cannot avoid such calamity. It is not really calamity, It is a haphazard joke that is being played on us. We are experiencing birth death old age and so forth. That is not particularly a joke. But it is a sense of humor of some kind, nonetheless. Out of those situations, we come up with true experience of life. Powerful death Powerful sickness Powerful old age Powerful birth We could use those as strength to enliven ourselves. Those problems, so-called problems, are not regarded as obstacles. From "Early Testimony: Sun Will Never Set," in THE COLLECTED WORKS OF CHOGYAM TRUNGPA, Volume Seven, pages 571-572. All material by Chogyam Trungpa is copyright Diana J. Mukpo and used by permission. OCEAN OF DHARMA QUOTES OF THE WEEK now has 4,069 subscribers. Please send comments on and contributions to OCEAN OF DHARMA QUOTES OF THE WEEK to the list moderator, Carolyn Gimian at: carolyn@shambhala.com. Carolyn Rose Gimian Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week: teachings by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Taken from works published by Shambhala Publications, the Archive of his unpublished work in the Shambhala Archives, plus other published sources. TO SUBSCRIBE visit the Chogyam Trungpa website by clicking on the following link: http://OceanofDharma.com From cgimian at suchns.com Thu Mar 30 08:39:19 2006 From: cgimian at suchns.com (Carolyn Gimian) Date: Thu Mar 30 08:39:54 2006 Subject: [OceanofDharma] Quotes of the Week: Conversing with Our Negativity Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20060329115646.033ccd68@pop3.suchns.com> Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week March 30, 2006 CONVERSING WITH OUR NEGATIVITY You can always count on the fact that our aspect of viciousness or ape-like quality will reflect back to us. Then we can either project it onto somebody else or we can reflect and realize the situation within ourselves. Quite precisely, when you are in that particular state of mind, there is a kind of conversation going on. You may try to tell yourself to calm down and not worry. But then the undercurrent of the force of the projection tries to pierce through again and again. There is always this conversation going on with one's own negativity....The neurotic aspect of mind is always willing to fall into either the extreme of left or right. The right extreme is anger, the masculine extreme. The left is passion, the feminine extreme. This symbolism is true and universal -- a cosmic symbol, which happens with all of life. These symbols are not based on Indian, Buddhist, or Tibetan stories at all. These are utterly cosmic principles, as far as the symbolism is concerned. From "Challenge from a Wise Demoness," an unpublished talk by Chogyam Trungpa, given in 1970 as part of a seminar on the 100,000 Songs of Milarepa, at Karme-Choling, Vermont. Edited by Lisa Teitlebaum and Robin Kornman. All material by Chogyam Trungpa is copyright Diana J. Mukpo and used by permission. OCEAN OF DHARMA QUOTES OF THE WEEK now has 4,073 subscribers. Please send comments on and contributions to OCEAN OF DHARMA QUOTES OF THE WEEK to the list moderator, Carolyn Gimian at: carolyn@shambhala.com. Carolyn Rose Gimian Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week: teachings by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Taken from works published by Shambhala Publications, the Archive of his unpublished work in the Shambhala Archives, plus other published sources. TO SUBSCRIBE visit the Chogyam Trungpa website by clicking on the following link: http://OceanofDharma.com