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Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week<br><br>
April 29, 2007 <br><br>
UNDOING HABITUAL PATTERNS<br><br>
In order to overcome ego, we have to undo our habitual patterns, which we
have been developing for thousands of years, thousands of eons, up to
this point. Such habitual patterns may not have any realistic ground, but
nonetheless, we have been accustomed to doing dirty work, so to speak. We
are used to our habitual patterns and neuroses at this point. We have
been used to them for such a long time that we end up believing they are
the real thing. In order to overcome that, to begin with, we have to see
our egolessness: seeing the egolessness of oneself and the egolessness of
other, and how we can actually overcome our anxiety and pain, which in
Buddhist terms is known as freedom, liberation, freedom from anxiety.
That is precisely what nirvana means -- relief.<br><br>
From "The Birth of Ego" in THE SANITY WE ARE BORN WITH: A
BUDDHIST APPROACH TO PSYCHOLOGY, pages 79 to 80.<br><br>
All material by Chogyam Trungpa is copyright Diana J. Mukpo and used by
permission. <br><br>
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