DRALA: (Tibetan: “dra”, enemy or opponent; “la”, above): “beyond the enemy”. “Unconditioned wisdom and power of the world that are beyond any dualism, therefore Drala is above any enemy or conflict. It is wisdom beyond aggression. It is the self existing wisdom and power of the cosmic mirror that are reflected both in us and in our world of perception.” “One of the key points in discovering drala principle is realizing that your own wisdom as a human being is not separate from the power of things as they are… reflections of the unconditional wisdom of the cosmic mirror. … When you can experience those two things together…then you have access to tremendous vision and power in the world…connected to your own vision, your own being. We actually perceive reality. Any perception can connect us to reality properly and fully.”
Overcoming the need for an enemy provides access to a deeper source of energy and power in our lives. The Tibetans have a word for this larger energy — drala — which literally means “beyond the enemy”. Chogyam Trungpa describes drala as “the magical quality of existence” that arises out of “connecting the wisdom of your own being with the power of things as they are”. We can perceive the power inherent in things as they are — the radiance of fire, the solidity of earth, the expansiveness of joy, the tenderness of sorrow — only when we drop our struggle with ourselves and our experience — — John Welwood, “Love and Awakening”
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