Sublime

Bodhichitta training offers no promise of happy endings. Rather, this “I” who wants to find security—who wants something to hold on to—can finally learn to grow up. The central question of a warrior’s training is not how we avoid uncertainty and fear but how we relate to discomfort. How do we practice with difficulty, with our emotions, with the un

Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche

Debra Chamberlin-Taylor,

Ryokan,

Q It seems that Trungpa Rinpoche[65] used that approach too. NR Yes, that would seem to have been one aspect of his approach. Although . . . I would hesitate to categorise him so closely. He was certainly a mahasiddha—a nondual genius—and one of the most brilliant Lamas of the 20th century.

Therefore, the disciples’ relationship with the guru’s heir is not going to be identical. Even if this person was appointed by the living guru, it is asking a lot from disciples to have the same confidence in another person.

equanimity

From that authentic presence, which comes out of nonaggression and gentleness, comes action.