32. Don’t wait in ambush

  • This is the Tenth Slogan/Instruction of Point Six, which consists of sixteen instructions.
  • Point Six is “The Disciplines of Mind Training”

Chögyam Trungpa wrote,

The Tibetan version of this slogan literally says, “Don’t ambush,” that is, wait for somebody to fall down so that you can attack. You are waiting for that person to fall into the trap or problem you want or expect. You want them to have that misfortune, and you hope that misfortune will take place in a way which will allow you to attack.

Chögyam Trungpa, Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness

Brass inlaid with silver and gold; overall: 26.2 cm (10 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art

Bodhisattva Padmapani, 900s-1000s. Western Tibet. Brass inlaid with silver and gold; overall: 26.2 cm (10 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art

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