These are excerpts of the book "Shambhala, Sacred Path of the Warrior".

------ compiled from the writings and teachings of the Venerable Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, the Dorje Dradul of Mukpo, and his students.

He who has neither beginning nor end
Who possesses the glory of Tiger Lion Garuda Dragon
Who possesses the confidence beyond words
I pay homage at the feet of the Rigden King

"For the dignified Shambhala person,
An unwaning authentic presence dawns" (151)
AUTHENTIC PRESENCE: (Tibetan "wangthang"); a "field of power." "The basic idea of authentic presence is that, because you achieve some merit or virtue, therefore that virtue begins to be reflected in your being, your presence. So authentic presence is based on cause and effect. The cause of authentic presence is the merit you accumulate, and the effect is the authentic presence itself." (pg 159) "Authentic presence brings meekness, perkiness, outrageousness and ultimately achieves inscrutability. (See The Four Dignities of the Warrior's Path" Naturally, the apprentice warrior must go through training. (See "Shambhala Training", starting with the right attitude to life, � experiencing delight and leading your life elegantly. Pain and depression, as well as pleasure, may be source materials for study. A sense of wholesomeness makes life worth living; a sense of genuineness brings confidence. (Personal) Outer Authentic Presence: "Because you achieve some merit or virtue, therefore that virtue begins to be reflected in your being, your presence." "If a person is modest and decent and exertive, then he will begin to manifest some sense of good and wholesome being to those around him." (pg 159, 160-61)
Inner Authentic Presence: "...the inner meaning of authentic presence... is connected...to the path of Shambhala warriorship. Inner authentic presence...is connected to the realization of primordial space, or egolessness."
CAUSE: Letting Go"The cause or the virtue that brings inner authentic presence is emptying out and letting go. Inner authentic presence comes from exchanging yourself with others, from being able to regard other people as yourself, generously and without fixation. An experience of non-fixed mind; mind without fixation. So the inner merit that brings inner authentic presence is the experience of non-fixed mine, mind without fixation." ...
RESULT : Genuiness. "a person who has inner authentic presence...has an overwhelming genuineness, which might be ...frightening because it is so true and honest and real. You experience a sense of command radiating from the person of inner authentic presence." "on one hand authentic presence is the result of a gradual, developmental process of letting goof ego fixation. On the other hand, it is also the result of an instantaneous, magical, process of letting go of fixed mind. The two are always working together. ... the abrupt and spontaneous process that brings authentic presence is raising windhorse." (pg 159-160) "In order to sustain {the} glimpse and manifest that presence fully, there is a need for discipline. ... This process is called the warrior's path of the four dignities.