Fear is a hallmark of your progress on the path. Just as you are about to give birth to further confidence, that breakthrough is preceded by a sense of utter fear. When this occurs in your life, you should examine the nature of fear. This is not based on asking logical questions about fear: “Why am I afraid?” It is simply looking at the state of fear or panic that is taking place in you. Just look at it.

Chögyam Trungpa

from the book Smile at Fear: Awakening the True Heart of Bravery

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Further quotes from the book Smile at Fear:

• Joyful to be here
• Gentleness toward ourselves
• We Have to Be Honest With Ourselves
• Facing yourself
• An autumn leaf
• Using our intellect to understand life
• Goodness is always there
• Bravery
• Facing ourselves
• We are fundamentally awake
• Cultivating mindfulness
• Becoming the breathing
• The strength of fearlessness
• Ego finds a name for itself
• Indigestion in the mind
• Be there all along
• The warrior is also an artist
• The warrior approach
• Joining fear and uncertainty with genuine confidence