Any perception can connect us to reality, properly and fully. What we see doesn’t have to be pretty, particulary; we can appreciate anything that exists. There is some prinicple of magic in everything, some living quality. Something living, something real, is taking place in everything.

Chögyam Trungpa

from the book Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior

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Further quotes from the book Shambhala:

• Our life is an endless journey
• Chaos in the world
• A very drastic measury
• Refusing to give up on anyone
• You can relax and let go wherever you are
• Don’t Assume the Posture of a Wilted Flower
• Nowness and tradition
• Awaken the Genuine Heart of Sadness
• Discovering real goodness
• Appreciate yourself
• Letting the world tickle your heart
• Look
• Discovering fearlessness
• Fear And Bravery
• Appreciate anything that exists
• Discovering magic
• Inquisitiveness
• A magical place
• Stepping out of the cocoon