A great deal of chaos in the world occurs because people don’t appreciate themselves. Having never developed sympathy or gentleness towards themselves, they cannot experience harmony or peace with themselves, and therefore, what they project towards others is also inharmonious and confused.

Chögyam Trungpa

from the book Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior

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