Warriorship does not refer to making war on others. Aggression is the source of our problems, not the solution. Warriorship is the tradition of human bravery, or the tradition of fearlessness.
Interpretation
Warriorship is about facing challenges with bravery and fearlessness, rather than aggression towards others.
Chogyam Trungpa's quote emphasizes that true warriorship is not about literal warfare or aggressive confrontation, but about cultivating inner bravery and fearlessness in the face of life's challenges. It suggests that aggression creates problems rather than solving them, and promotes a courageous approach to life that values strength of character over violent actions.
In practice
In a motivational speech about overcoming fears and challenges.
Meditation _x000D_ practice begins by sitting down and assuming your seat cross-legged on _x000D_ the ground. You begin to feel that by simply being on the spot, your _x000D_ life can become workable and even wonderful. You realize that you are _x000D_ capable of sitting like a king or queen on a throne. The regalness of _x000D_ that situation shows you the... dignity that comes from being still and _x000D_ simple.
If you must begin then go all the way, because if you begin and quit, the unfinished business you have left behind begins to haunt you all the time.
The basics teachings of Buddha are about understanding what we are, who we are, why we are. When we begin to realize what we are, who we are, why we are, then we begin to realize what we are not, who we are not, why we are not. We begin to realize that we don't have basic, substantial, solid, fundamental ground that we can exert anymore. We begin to realize that our ideas of security and our concept of freedom have been purely phantom experiences.
Our life is an endless journey; it is like a broad highway that extends infinitely into the distance. The practice of meditation provides a vehicle to travel on that road. Our journey consists of constant ups and downs.
But again and again, we should reflect back to the darkness of the cocoon. In order to inspire ourselves forward, we must look back to see the contrast with the place we came from. You see, we cannot reject the world of the cocoon - which out which we may create a new cocoon. When we see the suffering that occured in the old cocoon, that inspires us to go forward in our journey of warriorship. It is a journey that is unfolding within us.
Enlightenment is ego's ultimate disappointment.
I hope I shall never be deterred from detecting what I think a cheat, by the menaces of a ruffian.
I am the voice of the voiceless; Through me the dumb shall speak. Till the deaf world's ears be made to hear. The wrongs of the wordless weak. And I am my brothers keeper, And I will fight his fights; And speak the words for beast and bird. Till the world shall set things right.
To anyone out there who has ever been assaulted: You will never be alone. You are never alone. We have your back. I've got your back.
What difference do it make if the thing you scared of is real or not?
Some people are so worn down by the yoke of oppression that they give up.
Coming out, all the way out, is offered more and more as the political solution to our oppression.
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