Sublime

In the tantra, the guru is not accountable to the student. He is accountable only to his own karma. Transparency is not a tantric responsibility.

One of the most interesting is the Shangpa Kagyü, founded by a student of Naropa’s tantric consort Niguma, a person known as Khyungpo Naljorpa, the

Nonaggression is the key to life, and to perception altogether. It is how to perceive reality at its best.

After meeting many of Trungpa Rinpoche’s students over the years—witnessing their seriousness, their veneration to the Buddhadharma, their dedication to the guru—I cannot dismiss them as crazy and ignorant; I cannot say they are a disgrace to the Buddhadharma.

If you’re on your own ground, I don’t think there is any danger.

As a bee seeks nectar from all kinds of flowers, seek teachings everywhere.Like a deer that finds a quiet place to graze, seek seclusion to digest all you have gathered.Like a lion, live completely free of all fear. And, finally, like a madman, beyond all limits, go wherever you please.

My middle way and your middle way are not the same middle way. For instance, my style is to be casual and soft-edged and laid-back. For me to do what usually would be called strict practice is still pretty relaxed, because I do it in a relaxed way.