NUGGETS OF WISDOM - 159

• “Helping others is a question of being genuine and projecting that genuineness to others. This way of being doesn’t have to have a title or a name particularly. It is just being ultimately decent.” ~ Chogyam Trungpa

• • “You cannot really eliminate pain through aggression. The more you kill, the more you strengthen the killer who will create new things to be killed. ~ Chogyam Trungpa
• • “We can change the world, definitely. The problem is that we don’t smile when chaos occurs to us. When chaos occurs, even within that chaos, we can smile which cures confusion and resentment.” ~ Chogyam Trungpa
• • “A true warrior is never at war with the world.” ~ Chogyam Trungpa
• • “What are you rushing toward? Your death?” ~ Chogyam Trungpa
• • “If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.” ~ Pema Chodron
• • “The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves honestly and gently.” ~ Pema Chodron
• • “We don’t set out to save the world; we set out to wonder how other people are doing and to reflect on how our actions affect other people’s hearts.” ~ Pema Chodron
• • “At the root of all the harm we cause is ignorance.” ~ Pema Chodron
• • “If someone comes along and shoots an arrow into your heart, it’s fruitless to stand there and yell at the person. It would be much better to turn your attention to the fact that there’s an arrow in your heart…” ~ Pema Chodron
• • “Freedom is not given to us by anyone; we have to cultivate it ourselves. It is a daily practice…No one can prevent you from being aware of each step you take or each breath in and breath out.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
• • “People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
• • “Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh