Underlying intelligence is always there. As long as we relate with our underlying primordial intelligence and as long as we push ourselves a little, by jumping into the middle of situations, then intelligence arises automatically. When you’re in the middle of a situation, you automatically pick up on what is needed. It’s not a question of how to do it — you just do it. And you find yourself doing it perfectly, even surprising yourself.
Chögyam Trungpa
from the book Work, Sex, Money: Real Life on the Path of Mindfulness
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