One of the problems we have is feeling poverty-stricken. To overcome that, we have to be direct, and we have to trust ourselves. We are not poverty-stricken. If we are capable of smiling, we have goodness in us, always. Whether young or old, very old or very young, still, there are always possibilities of a smile. So keep smiling. Enjoy your goodness.

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
• Decency is free from trickery
• Ordinary is extraordinary
• The majesty of the world is always there
• Somebody has to do it
• The heart of goodness in you