CASTLE OF EGO 
As recounted by Jack Niland to John Rockwell, November 2007 

By Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche - September 18, 20211171

Jack Niland met Trungpa Rinpoche in the summer of 1970 at Tail of the Tiger in Barnet, Vermont. Later that year, Rinpoche had read the book, THE LITTLE PRINCE, by Antoine St. Exupery. Just before Christmas, Rinpoche gathered a group in the living room at Tail of the Tiger around 4:00 in the afternoon and told  a story that he said contained the entire vajrayana.

Once upon a time, there was a little boy who was a rainbow child. He lived in a vast desert and didn’t know where he came from and what his name was. He was all alone and had never met anybody else. He was totally happy and loved the sunrise, the sunset, the moon, and the stars.

One day, he was casually digging in the sand and struck a solid stone, shaped like a brick. He picked it up, put it down on the sand, and then dug some more. He kept finding more and more bricks, so he started piling them up. He built a giant castle, which fascinated him completely. He sat looking at his castle until the sun set and then the moon rose into the sky. However, as the moon passed over the giant castle, it got stuck and time suddenly stopped.

The little boy freaked out and thought that he would never see the sun rise again. He realized that he would have to go into the castle to free the moon. He walked up to the front gate which was facing East. In front were two guards with ferocious looks, wearing large sabers. The little boy addressed them, “I have to get to the top of the castle to free the moon.” The guards became very angry and said, “No! That is simply not allowed.” So the little boy just sat down peacefully and watched for a long time. Finally, someone blew a whistle and the two guards marched away. In the tiny gap before the next guards arrived at the gate, the little boy slipped into the East gate. He had found the tiny gap in anger!

Now the little boy went to the South gate. Here stood a large fearsome general with rainbow boots and a commanding look. He shouted orders in all directions. The little boy said, “I have to get to the top of the castle to free the moon.” The general barked, “No! You have to obey my orders,” and he screamed continuous orders, “Attention! March! Halt.” The little boy listened for a while, and then looked the general right in the eyes and said, “NO!” The general froze in amazement. No one had ever said no to him before. His bravado fell apart, and he ran off, humiliated. The little boy entered into the South gate.

Next the little boy came to the West gate. There was a beautiful prince and princess sitting together, admiring each other. The walls were red and adorned with flowers and mirrors, and chandeliers hung from the ceiling. The little boy said,” I have to get to the top of the castle to free the moon.” The royal couple replied, “No, no, no. You can’t leave us. It is so beautiful here. We are going to a party and don’t know what to wear.” They very solemnly proceeded to ask about their outfits, adornments, make up, and the like. The little boy thought, “They are so serious. A party is supposed to be fun. I wonder if they have ever laughed or heard a good joke.” [He then asked them, “Why didn’t the lion eat the clown?”] The couple paused and considered the question for a long minute without moving. The little boy replied, [“Because clowns taste funny.”]* They looked puzzled, glanced at each other, and then roared with laughter. Indeed, they had never heard a joke before. As they were bent over laughing, the little boy slipped past them and entered the West gate...

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The Castle Of Ego

Lucifer's Eyes

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Drinking the water
you get on the floor and you drink the water

Sun the sun the sun
I need the sun the sun the sun

Because I've seen the horror I stare at it all and I see the horror
Seeing the horror I stare at the wall and I see the horror

Drinking the water
you get on the floor and you drink the water

It's Not About the Water

Drink The Water

That Cowboy Life

Piano Man

I was walking 
on the water
I was walking
on the sea
I was talking 
to my doctor
He told me it'd be easier
If I just learned how to swim

Then I saw your face watching over me
You restored my faith
Now I can believe

On the border 
between now and forever
There was a warning 
that I didn't see
But I saw your face watching over me

On the corner,
Yeah near 711 
I had a vision of a time where there was nothing that was in my mind

Then I saw your face watching over me
You restored my faith
Now I can believe

On a summer's day
In a summer's dream

In a summer dream
In a summer dream
In a summer dream

seven eleven

Reborn Again

Everytime

Mind Schematics

I heard my neighbours
Singing today
Fuck tha police
By N.W.A.
I thought of my Daddy
How we used to sing
The Sex Pistols' version of God Save the Queen

God Save the Queen yeah
God Save the Queen yeah
God Save the people
From the fascist regime

We're watching the sunset to sirens to sirens
We're watching the sunset to sirens to sirens
We're watching the sunset to violence to violence
We're watching the sunset to silence to silence

Like Tiananmen Square this wasn't just a dream
When the enemy is scared the enemy is mean
They're like animals
Yeah we are animals too

I turned on the TV 
To check on the news
It wasn't that easy
They'd arrested them too

Like Tiananmen Square this wasn't just a dream
When the enemy is scared the enemy is mean
They're like animals
Yeah we are animals too

God Save the Queen yeah
God Save the Queen yeah
God Save the people
From the fascist regime

We're watching the sunset to sirens to sirens
We're watching the sunset to sirens to sirens
We're watching the sunset to violence to violence
We're watching the sunset to silence to silence

We're watching the sunset to sirens to sirens
We're watching the sunset to sirens to sirens
We're watching the sunset to violence to violence
We're watching the sunset to silence to silence

Like Tiananmen Square this wasn't just a dream
When the enemy is scared the enemy is mean
They're like animals
Yeah we are animals too

We're watching the sunset to sirens to sirens
We're watching the sunset to sirens to sirens
We're watching the sunset to violence to violence
We're watching the sunset to silence to silence

Watching The Sunset To Sirens (Just Like Tiananmen Square)

It's always in my pocket
You want it
You got it
It's always in my pocket
You want it
You got it
It's always in my pocket
You want it
You got it
It's always in my pocket
You want it
You got it

And if you wanna travel thru time
Then let's do it
I'll take you to the movies
Eat candy 
Drink fluids
I'll buy you all the popcorn and the coca-cola drinks
I'll take you to the ocean we can hang out with the fish

It's always in my pocket
You want it
You got it
It's always in my pocket
You want it
You got it
It's always in my pocket
You want it
You got it
It's always in my pocket
You want it
You got it

I don't like wearing Nikes©
I don't think it's moral
I have a funny story
From when I was a kid

The short version is
My brother got the Air Zooms™
And when I tried them on
I could run super fast

I went thru my parents' window
It was a crescendo
And I was super scared of the glass on the floor

My brother always beat me
On the Nintendo
First it was the SNES
Then the N64

It's always in my pocket
It's always in my pocket

You want it
You got it
It's always in my pocket
You want it
You got it
It's always in my pocket
You want it
You got it
It's always in my pocket
You want it
You got it

It's always in my pocket
It's always in my pocket

I don't take medication
For my depression
I've found that meditation works better and it's free
I guess that I just sit there and I do nothing
It kind of feels like eating a nice ice cream
That is always in my pocket
You want it
you got it
It's always in my pocket
You want it
you got it
It's always in my pocket
It's always in my pocket

It's Always In My Pocket

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