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1. Chögyam Trungpa
“I received these teachings in response to asking
how we can dispel the darkness of these times.”
2. Warriorship
Warriorship here does not refer to making war on others.
Aggression is the source of our problems, not the solution.
Here the word 'warrior' is taken from the Tibetan pawo,
which literally means 'one who is brave.
Warriorship in this context is the tradition of human
bravery, or the tradition of fearlessness.
A warrior is one who does not accept the invitation
or challenge.
Chögyam Trungpa
3. We cannot change the way the world is
But by opening to the world as it is
We may discover that gentleness,
decency and bravery are available not only to
us but to all human beings.
Chögyam Trungpa
4. Ground: We cannot change the way the
world is
Path: But by opening to the world as it is
Fruition: We may discover that gentleness,
decency and bravery are available not only to
us but to all human beings.
5. Logics of This Module
Derived from Shambhala
Ground, Path, Fruition
Container Principle
Vows
Ritual
6. Leader as Spiritual Warrior
Tuesday: Claiming our identity as warriors
Wednesday: The warrior refrains from aggression
a.m. The skillful means of non-
aggression
p.m. Applying these skillful means
Thursday: The warrior develops fearlessness
Friday: Warriors at work
7. Vows
• To take responsibility for your own behavior
• Intention to support others’ learning
• To plunge into the unknown with companions
• A willingness to explore fear & groundlessness
• Attend daily morning meditation
• Attend every module session
• Stay even if it gets hard
• Daily homework assignments
• Other duties as assigned
8. For the Sun Tzu, the key to leading effectively
is knowing the elements that make up your
environment and then helping to arrange
them so that their power becomes available.
9. Conflict is an inevitable result
of interdependence
and interconnectedness.
It offers rich information
about relationships and
aspirations.
10. Knowing the other and knowing oneself,
in one hundred battles no danger.
Not knowing the other and knowing oneself,
One victory for one loss.
Not knowing the other and not knowing oneself,
In every battle certain defeat.
11. Art of War Key C oncepts
Interconnectedness
--the dynamic and interdependent web of causes and effects that make
up our world, the ‘heaven and the earth’ that we operate in whole and
ever-changing, giving rise to chaos and challenge
the inevitability of encountering conflict whenever we engage the world
Taking whole as the overarching way of responding to conflict
Knowing as the essence of taking whole and the source of how to be
Victory, inclusive and without aggression, as the mark of the actions of a
sage leader
12. Key Assum ptions from Art of War
• Wholeness, interconnectedness, and change are not
theoretical; they make possibilities
• Conflict is the messenger of wholeness and
interdependence
• Accounting for everyone’s aspiration -‘Taking whole’-
leads to enduring solution
• Knowing—combining intellect and intuition—reveals
what’s available
• Victory can be found not made.
17. For a current situation where there’s
conflict, tension or everyone feels stuck
Taking whole
– Name and describe all the different people and
groups who are part of this situation. Draw as a
map, rather than a list
– Once you’ve finished, think again
• Who else needs to be on the map?
• Think laterally, keep thinking bigger
18. – what are the aspirations of others?
• be as specific as possible—include as many as you can
identify
• how do you know these are their aspirations?
• whose aspirations do you not know?
-- what is your desired outcome?
• how does this outcome forward your organization or
group’s purpose?
• have you set unnecessary limits on your outcome?
19. Effective Leadership
• what dynamics and opportunities are present
that you might use to accomplish your
outcomes?
• how can you help to arrange these different
elements to find victory?
• if you can’t get destination, go for direction
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24. Vows
• To take responsibility for your own behavior
• Intention to support others’ learning
• To plunge into the unknown with companions
• A willingness to explore fear & groundlessness
• Attend daily morning meditation
• Attend every module session
• Stay even if it gets hard
• Daily homework assignments
• Other duties as assigned
25. We cannot change the way the world is
But by opening to the world as it is
We may discover that gentleness,
decency and bravery are available not only to
us but to all human beings.
Chögyam Trungpa
26. The warrior who is fearless
is not caught in the ambush of hope
27. Sadness and joy are one in basic goodness.
Don’t try to push out the nightmare,
Don’t try to bring in the bliss.
Just rest in basic goodness.
28. “As the warrior proceeds on the path, he or
she may go through phases of intense fear.
Frequently, such fear comes out of nowhere.
It just happens; it just hits you.
It may cause you to question everything in
yourself: everything you have studied,
everything you have learned and understood,
as well as your general life situation.
You feel the wretchedness of the world
around you, as well as within yourself.”
in Smile at Fear Chögyam Trungpa
30. Warriors at Work
The warriors have discipline; they maintain
that discipline.
Therefore they are uplifted and very joyful.
“We must live by the love of what we will
never see. This is the secret of discipline.”
31. The basic wisdom of Shambhala is that
in this world, as it is,
we can find a good and meaningful human life
that will also serve others.
That is our richness.
Chögyam Trungpa
33. I stand among you as one who
offers a small message of hope. . .
there are always people who dare
to seek on the margin of society,
who are not dependent
on social acceptance,
not dependent on social routine,
and prefer a kind of free-floating
existence under a state of risk.
Thomas Merton
34. Again and again,
some people in the crowd
wake up .
They have no ground in the crowd
and they emerge according to
broader laws. They carry
strange customs with them,
and demand room for bold gestures.
The future speaks ruthlessly through them.
Ranier Maria Rilke
35. Beyond Hope and Fear
Do not depend on the hope of results. When
you are doing the sort of work you have
taken on, essentially an apostolic work, you
may have to face the fact that your work
will be apparently worthless and even
achieve no result at all, if not perhaps
results opposite to what you expect.
36. Beyond Hope and Fear
The range tends to narrow down, but it gets
much more real. In the end, it is the reality
of personal relationships that saves
everything.
Thomas Merton
37. Beyond Hope and Fear
As you get used to this idea, you start more
and more to concentrate not on the results,
but on the value, the rightness, the truth of
the work itself. And there too a great deal
has to be gone through, as gradually you
struggle less and less for an idea and more
and more for specific people.
41. A Prophecy from the Hopi Nation Elders
Here is a river flowing now very fast.
It is so great and swift that there are those who will be
afraid, who will try to hold on to the shore.
They are being torn apart and will suffer greatly.
Know that the river has its destination.
The elders say we must let go of the shore.
Push off into the middle of the river,
and keep our heads above water.
42. And I say see who is there with you and celebrate.
At this time in history, we are to take nothing personally,
least of all ourselves,
for the moment we do, our spiritual growth and journey
come to a halt.
The time of the lone wolf is over.
Gather yourselves.
Banish the word struggle from your attitude and
vocabulary.
43. All that we do now must be done in
a sacred manner and in celebration.
For we are the ones we have been
waiting for.
from the Hopi Elders
44. A Path for Warriors
We are grateful to discover our right work and happy to be engaged in it.
We embody values and practices that offer us meaningful lives now.
We let go of needing to impact the future.
We accept that we cannot change the systems of power that have
emerged.
We refrain from adding to the aggression, fear and confusion of this
time.
We welcome every opportunity to practice our skills of compassion and
insight, no matter how challenging they may be.
We resist seeking the illusory comfort of certainty and stability.
45. • We delight when our work achieves good results yet let go
of needing others to adopt our successes.
• We understand that all problems have complex causes.
We refrain from placing blame on any one person or
cause, including ourselves and colleagues.
• We are vigilant with our relationships, mindful to counter
act the polarizing dynamics of this time.
46. • We embody the confidence that humans can get through
anything as long as we're together.
• We stay present to the world as it is with open minds and
hearts, knowing this nourishes our gentleness, decency
and bravery.
• We care for ourselves as tenderly as we care for others,
taking time for rest, reflection and renewal.
• We are richly blessed with moments of delight, humor,
grace and joy. We are grateful for these.