Meditation is not a matter of trying to achieve ecstasy, spiritual bliss, or tranquillity, nor is it attempting to become a better person. It is simply the creation of a space in which we are able to expose and undo our neurotic games, our self-deceptions, our hidden fears and hopes.

Chögyam Trungpa

from the book The Myth of Freedom and the Way of Meditation

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• Not seeing thoughts as simple phenomena
• Working in the soil of samsara
• Sanity
• Taking Our Fences Down
• Seeing our confusion more clearly
• Delight
• No place to perch
• Total lack of inhibition
• Boredom
• Relating to your daily life
• The golden chain of spirituality
• The openness of panoramic awareness
• Constant unmasking
• Discipline without ego