[OceanofDharma] Quotes of the Week: Fish of Subconscious Gossip

Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week

August  18, 2009

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FISH OF SUBCONSCIOUS GOSSIP

From the samsaric ocean,
With the net of your good posture,
The fish of your subconscious gossip
Are exposed to the fresh air.
No praise, no blame.
The fish of your subconscious mind
Look for samsaric air,
But they die in coemergent wisdom.

From "Fishing Wisely," in TIMELY RAIN: SELECTED POETRY OF CHOGYAM TRUNGPA, page 37.

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Teachings by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, taken from works published by Shambhala Publications,  the Archive of his unpublished work in the Shambhala Archives, plus other published sources.

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