We might feel terrible, utterly hopeless, but if we look at ourselves fully and thoroughly, we will find fundamental goodness. There is something that makes us look up at the blue sky or the clouds or the sun, something that allows us to polish our shoes and press our clothes. When we wake up in the morning, there is something that allows us to brush our teeth, comb our hair, or use a bar of soap. Such actions may seem rather ordinary, but they come from a very powerful instinct. That sense of workability comes from ultimate bodhichitta.
Chögyam Trungpa
from the book The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion: The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Volume Two
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- Seeing your confusion
- Basic decency
- To work for others, you need composure
- Brush Your Teeth with Egolessness
- Relative truth
- An immense sense of freedom
- Saddles, chairs, and green grass
- Facing the facts of life
- Putting others first
- Who is speaking
- Love is utterly kind
- A taste of enlightenment
- Just keep opening and unfolding
- Passionlessness
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- The utterly visionary quality of love
- Great Compassion is the Source of Great Genuineness