“We do not have to be ashamed of what we are. As sentient beings we have wonderful backgrounds. These backgrounds may not be particularly enlightened or peaceful or intelligent. Nevertheless, we have soil. We have background and we are worthy.”

About Chögyam Trungpa

Spiritual Teacher • Tibetan

Chögyam Trungpa was a Tibetan Buddhist meditation master and the founder of the Shambhala tradition. Escaping the Chinese invasion of Tibet in 1959, he later moved to the West, first to the UK and then to the United...