C ourage is necessary simply to be ourselves, because there is a tendency in our culture to veer away from personal intelligence and dignity in our basic being. There is a tendency to forget about our basic strength . So, unconditional meditation is a method of courage to investigate what our basic being is, and then develop personal bravery based on that. The logic of Shambhala is very simple. It is that meditation is intrinsic to human beings.
All human beings have a natural disposition just to be.
And unconditional meditation connects us to this intrinsic meditation, so we can contact and stabilize a fundamental openness in our everyday lives. If we look at our experience, we have moments of actual relaxation when our body, speech and mind are harmonized. Moments of simple being. These occur naturally, and they are the basis of our innate dignity. We become aware of them in the ordinary experiences when we are eating the pickle that comes with our sandwich, arranging an appointment to meet a friend, or flirting with our mate.