You can almost convince yourself that you've accomplished things just by thinking about them. The alternative is to … - Chogyam Trungpa

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Give the Germans five deutschmarks and they will save it. But give the British £5 and they will borrow £25 and spend it.

Chogyam Trungpa

You can almost convince yourself that you've accomplished things just by thinking about them. The alternative is to be more realistic. You don't necessarily regard the dreaming process as bad or an obstacle, but it's not realistic enough.

Dream, Thinking, Alternatives, Enough, Process, Obstacle

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The bad news is you're falling through the air, nothing to hang on to, no parachute. The good news is, there's no ground.

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We must be willing to be completely ordinary people, which means accepting ourselves as we are without trying to become greater, purer, more spiritual, more insightful. If we can accept our imperfections as they are, quite ordinarily, then we can use them as part of the path. But if we try to get rid of our imperfections, then they will be enemies, obstacles on the road to our ‘self-improvement’.

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To be a spiritual warrior, one must have a broken heart; without a broken heart and the sense of tenderness and vulnerability, your warriorship is untrustworthy.

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Real fearlessness is the product of tenderness. It comes from letting the world tickle your heart, your raw and beautiful heart. You are willing to open up, without resistance or shyness, and face the world. You are willing to share your heart with others.

Beautiful, Real, Heart, Shyness, Fearlessness, Open

My advice to you is not to undertake the spiritual path. It is too difficult, too long, and is too demanding. I suggest you ask for your money back, and go home. This is not a picnic. It is really going to ask everything of you. So, it is best not to begin. However, if you do begin, it is best to finish.

Spiritual, Home, Long, Advice, Begin

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