When we’re having trouble maintaining our ground or ourselves, we play all kinds of tricks. That trickery brings hope and fear. You’re so tempted; at the same time, you’re so afraid. Decency is being free from trickery, free from the tricks we play on ourselves or on each other to maintain our basic existence. In that way, decency is being loyal to others, loyal to the most intimate experiences that you’ve shared with others. Loyalty is twofold. Quite simply, it is a commitment to working gently with yourself and being kind to others.

Chögyam Trungpa

from the book Great Eastern Sun: The Wisdom of Shambhala

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Further quotes from the book Great Eastern Sun:

• You have to do it
• Please give yourself a good time
• First mind, first thought
• Facing our lives
• Feeling too naked
• The primordial dot
• Trusting in yourself first
• Smile at fear
• Ordinary is extraordinary
• The majesty of the world is always there
• Somebody has to do it
• The heart of goodness in you
• Enjoy your goodness