Even if our state of being is disgusting we should look into it. It is beautiful to see it. - Chögyam Trungpa

The point of meditation is not merely to be an honest or good person in the conventional sense, trying only to maintain our security. We must begin to become compassionate and wise in the fundamental sense, open and relating to the world as it is.

Our vast collections of knowledge and experience are just part of ego’s display, part of the grandiose quality of ego. We display them to the world and, in so doing, reassure ourselves that we exist, safe and secure, as “spiritual” people.

Meditation is a way of scientifically looking at our basic situation and seeing what is important in dealing with it.