TO EXPERIENCE FEARLESSNESS, IT IS NECESSARY TO EXPERIENCE FEAR
Commentary
The essence of cowardice is to not acknowledge the reality of fear. Fear
takes many forms. We are afraid of death, we are afraid that we can't
handle the demands of our life, and there is abrupt fear, or panic, when
new situations occur. Fear is expressed as restlessness: how we move, how
we talk, how we chew our nails, how we sometimes put our hands in our
pockets uselessly. We have to realize our fear and reconcile ourselves with
fear. However, acknowledging fear is not a cause for depression. Because we
possess such fear, we can potentially experience fearlessness.
FROM Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior Book and Card Set.
All material by Chögyam Trungpa is copyright Diana J. Mukpo and used by permission.
