--- title: "9 Genuine Quotes By Chogyam Trungpa" description: "9 Genuine quotes by Chogyam Trungpa. Plus more from Chogyam Trungpa and more Genuine sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a1/chogyam-trungpa-1373_be-good_for-the-very-reason-that-we-expect-thing_2301824.png" --- > [For the very reason that we expect things to be good and beautiful, they won't be. In genuine spirituality, we don't look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/for-the-very-reason-that-we-expect-things-to-be-good-and-beautiful/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a1/chogyam-trungpa-1373_be-good_for-the-very-reason-that-we-expect-thing_2301824.png) > [To be a warrior is to learn to be genuine in every moment of your life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/to-be-a-warrior-is-to-learn-to-be-genuine-in-every-moment-of-your-life/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/661/chogyam-trungpa-1373_education_to-be-a-warrior-is-to-learn-to-be-genuin_1354645.png) > [We need to encourage an attitude of constant questioning, which is a genuine part of our potential as students. If students were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/we-need-to-encourage-an-attitude-of-constant-questioning-which-is-a/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f56/chogyam-trungpa-1373_army_we-need-to-encourage-an-attitude-of-cons_2164686.png) > [A genuine sense of humor is having a light touch: not beating reality into the ground but appreciating reality with a light…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/a-genuine-sense-of-humor-is-having-a-light-touch-not-beating-reality/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbb/chogyam-trungpa-1373_appreciate_a-genuine-sense-of-humor-is-having-a-lig_790513.png) > [One has to taste an experience for oneself and find out if the thing is genuine or helpful. Then, before discarding something,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/one-has-to-taste-an-experience-for-oneself-and-find-out-if-the-thing/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dab/chogyam-trungpa-1373_experience_one-has-to-taste-an-experience-for-onese_2987595.png) > [For the warrior, every moment is a challenge to be genuine, and each challenge is delightful. When you let go properly, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/for-the-warrior-every-moment-is-a-challenge-to-be-genuine-and-each/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de5/chogyam-trungpa-1373_challenges_for-the-warrior-every-moment-is-a-challe_1866538.png) > [Helping others is a question of being genuine and projecting that genuineness to others. This way of being doesn't have to have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/helping-others-is-a-question-of-being-genuine-and-projecting-that/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c1/chogyam-trungpa-1373_decent_helping-others-is-a-question-of-being-ge_358793.png) > [You begin to understand that warriorship is a path or a thread that runs through your entire life. It is not just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/you-begin-to-understand-that-warriorship-is-a-path-or-a-thread-that/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17d/chogyam-trungpa-1373_discipline_you-begin-to-understand-that-warriorship_1672404.png) > [“If you are a warrior, decency means that you are not cheating anybody at all. You are not even about to cheat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/if-you-are-a-warrior-decency-means-that-you-are-not-cheating-anybody/) [Chögyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1dc/chogyam-trungpa-1373_decency_if-you-are-a-warrior-decency-means-that_789868.png) ## Other authors on Genuine ## 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/genuine/chogyam-trungpa/#itemlist", "name": "9 Genuine Quotes By Chogyam Trungpa", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "For the very reason that we expect things to be good and beautiful, they won't be. 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