--- title: "6 Developing Quotes By Chogyam Trungpa" description: "6 Developing quotes by Chogyam Trungpa. Plus more from Chogyam Trungpa and more Developing sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ade/chogyam-trungpa-1373_deceiving_we-can-deceive-ourselves-into-thinking-w_155352.png" --- > [We can deceive ourselves into thinking we are developing spirituality when instead we are strengthening our egocentricity through spiritual techniques.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/we-can-deceive-ourselves-into-thinking-we-are-developing-spirituality/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ade/chogyam-trungpa-1373_deceiving_we-can-deceive-ourselves-into-thinking-w_155352.png) > [meditation is a way of developing clarity, which allows us to see the precision of daily life situations as well as our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/meditation-is-a-way-of-developing-clarity-which-allows-us-to-see-the/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/228/chogyam-trungpa-1373_clarity_meditation-is-a-way-of-developing-clarit_546650.png) > [Meditation practice is a way of making friends with ourselves. Whether we are worthy or unworthy, that's not the point. It's developing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/meditation-practice-is-a-way-of-making-friends-with-ourselves-whether/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63a/chogyam-trungpa-1373_accepting_meditation-practice-is-a-way-of-making-f_1398351.png) > [Developing confidence is like watching the sun rise. First it seems very feeble and one wonders whether it will make it. Then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/developing-confidence-is-like-watching-the-sun-rise-first-it-seems/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd5/chogyam-trungpa-1373_confidence_developing-confidence-is-like-watching-t_1525674.png) > [Nowness is the essence of meditation. Whatever one does, whatever one tries to practice, is trying to see what is here and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/nowness-is-the-essence-of-meditation-whatever-one-does-whatever-one/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8df/chogyam-trungpa-1373_breathing_nowness-is-the-essence-of-meditation-wha_2248302.png) > [Very beautiful situations have developed using chaos as part of the enlightened approach. There is chaos of all kinds developing all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/very-beautiful-situations-have-developed-using-chaos-as-part-of-the-2/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd8/chogyam-trungpa-1373_able_very-beautiful-situations-have-developed_2557467.jpg) ## Other authors on Developing ## More by Chogyam Trungpa > [We have a fear of facing ourselves. That is the obstacle. Experiencing the innermost core of our existence is very embarrassing to a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/we-have-a-fear-of-facing-ourselves-that-is-the-obstacle-experiencing/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) > [Acknowledging foolishness is a very powerful and important experience. We could almost say that being willing to be a fool is one of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/acknowledging-foolishness-is-a-very-powerful-and-important-experience/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) > [We do not have to be ashamed of what we are. As sentient beings we have wonderful backgrounds. These backgrounds may not be particularly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/we-do-not-have-to-be-ashamed-of-what-we-are-as-sentient-beings-we/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) > [When you drop your unnecessary things, you finally can swoop and fly in vast space. It is so blue, so bright, and so nice,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/when-you-drop-your-unnecessary-things-you-finally-can-swoop-and-fly/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) > [Anything that is created must sooner or later die. Enlightenment is permanent because we have not produced it; we have merely discovered it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/anything-that-is-created-must-sooner-or-later-die-enlightenment-is/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) > [“There is a saying in the Tibetan scriptures: “Knowledge must be burned, hammered, and beaten like pure gold. Then one can wear it as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/there-is-a-saying-in-the-tibetan-scriptures-knowledge-must-be-burned/) [Chögyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) > [“Warriorship is a continual journey. To be a warrior is to learn to be genuine in every moment of your life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/warriorship-is-a-continual-journey-to-be-a-warrior-is-to-learn-to-be/) [Chögyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) > [The courage to work with ourselves comes as basic trust in ourselves, as a sort of fundamental optimism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/the-courage-to-work-with-ourselves-comes-as-basic-trust-in-ourselves/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) > [Enlightenment is like witnessing the brilliant sun for the first time in the morning. It is like seeing the beautiful flowers that grow in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/enlightenment-is-like-witnessing-the-brilliant-sun-for-the-first-time/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) > [ If you look into the mirror, you see that \[every part of you\] belongs there and you belong there, as you are. You begin… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/if-you-look-into-the-mirror-you-see-that-every-part-of-you-belongs/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) > [This whole world is mind's world, the product of the mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/this-whole-world-is-mind-s-world-the-product-of-the-mind/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) > [When one is able to overcome the romantic and emotional attitude, one discovers truth even in the kitchen sink.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/when-one-is-able-to-overcome-the-romantic-and-emotional-attitude-one/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) > [One day passes and another day comes along, and everything happens the same. But basically, we are so afraid of the brilliance coming at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/one-day-passes-and-another-day-comes-along-and-everything-happens-the/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) > [Real fearlessness is the product of tenderness. It comes from letting the world tickle your heart, your raw and beautiful heart. You are willing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/real-fearlessness-is-the-product-of-tenderness-it-comes-from-letting/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) > [We can deceive ourselves into thinking we are developing spirituality when instead we are strengthening our egocentricity through spiritual techniques.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/we-can-deceive-ourselves-into-thinking-we-are-developing-spirituality/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/developing/chogyam-trungpa/#itemlist", "name": "6 Developing Quotes By Chogyam Trungpa", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We can deceive ourselves into thinking we are developing spirituality when instead we are strengthening our egocentricity through spiritual techniques.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Chogyam Trungpa" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/we-can-deceive-ourselves-into-thinking-we-are-developing-spirituality/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ade/chogyam-trungpa-1373_deceiving_we-can-deceive-ourselves-into-thinking-w_155352.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ade/chogyam-trungpa-1373_deceiving_we-can-deceive-ourselves-into-thinking-w_155352.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ade/chogyam-trungpa-1373_deceiving_we-can-deceive-ourselves-into-thinking-w_155352.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We can deceive ourselves into thinking we are developing spirituality when instead we are strengthening our…” — Chogyam Trungpa", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "meditation is a way of developing clarity, which allows us to see the precision of daily life situations as well as our thought process so that we can relate with both of them fully and completely.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Chogyam Trungpa" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/meditation-is-a-way-of-developing-clarity-which-allows-us-to-see-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/228/chogyam-trungpa-1373_clarity_meditation-is-a-way-of-developing-clarit_546650.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/228/chogyam-trungpa-1373_clarity_meditation-is-a-way-of-developing-clarit_546650.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/228/chogyam-trungpa-1373_clarity_meditation-is-a-way-of-developing-clarit_546650.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“meditation is a way of developing clarity, which allows us to see the precision of daily life situations as…” — Chogyam Trungpa", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Meditation practice is a way of making friends with ourselves. 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