Nowness is the essence of meditation. Whatever one does, whatever one tries to practice, is trying to see what is here and now. One becomes aware of the present moment through such means as concentrating on the breathing. This is based on developing the knowledge of nowness, for each respiration is unique. It is an expression of now.
Chogyam TrungpaThe essence of warriorship, or the essence of human bravery, is refusing to give up on anyone or anything.
Chogyam TrungpaIn the cocoon, there is no idea of light at all, until we experience some longing for openness, some longing for something other than the smell of our own sweat. When we examine that comfortable darkness - look at it, smell it, feel it - we find it is claustrophobic.
Chogyam TrungpaThe practice of meditation is a way of continuing one's confusion, chaos, aggression, and passionโbut working with it, seeing it from the enlightened point of view.
Chogyam Trungpa