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title: "24 Ifs Quotes By Chogyam Trungpa"
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> [If kindness doesn't work, try more kindness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/if-kindness-doesn-t-work-try-more-kindness/)

[Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/)

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> [We are always in transition. If you can just relax with that, you'll have no problem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/we-are-always-in-transition-if-you-can-just-relax-with-that-you-ll/)

[Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/)

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> [You can't feel the earth if you can't feel the space.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/you-can-t-feel-the-earth-if-you-can-t-feel-the-space/)

[Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/)

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> [If you must begin then go all the way, because if you begin and quit, the unfinished business you have left behind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/if-you-must-begin-then-go-all-the-way-because-if-you-begin-and-quit/)

[Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/)

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> [If you are telling the truth, then you can speak gently, and your words will have power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/if-you-are-telling-the-truth-then-you-can-speak-gently-and-your-words/)

[Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/)

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> [If we really prefer basic sanity or enlightenment, it's irritatingly possible to get into it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/if-we-really-prefer-basic-sanity-or-enlightenment-it-s-irritatingly/)

[Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/)

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> [We must see with our own eyes and not accept any laid-down tradition as if it had some magical power in it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/we-must-see-with-our-own-eyes-and-not-accept-any-laid-down-tradition/)

[Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/)

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> [If we go somewhere on foot, we know the way perfectly, whereas if we go by car or airplane, we are hardly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/if-we-go-somewhere-on-foot-we-know-the-way-perfectly-whereas-if-we-go/)

[Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/)

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> [If we open our eyes, if we open our minds, if we open our hearts, we will find that this world is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/if-we-open-our-eyes-if-we-open-our-minds-if-we-open-our-hearts-we/)

[Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/)

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> [By means of meditation, I feel that we have planted dynamite to transcend the world of confusion. So it would be good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/by-means-of-meditation-i-feel-that-we-have-planted-dynamite-to/)

[Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/)

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> [My advice to you is not to undertake the spiritual path. It is too difficult, too long, and is too demanding. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/my-advice-to-you-is-not-to-undertake-the-spiritual-path-it-is-too/)

[Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/)

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> [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/)

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> [The challenge of warriorship is to live fully in the world as it is and to find within this world, with all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/the-challenge-of-warriorship-is-to-live-fully-in-the-world-as-it-is/)

[Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/)

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> [We say that the sun is behind the clouds, but actually it is not the sun but the city from which we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/we-say-that-the-sun-is-behind-the-clouds-but-actually-it-is-not-the/)

[Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/)

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> [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/)

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> [If there is some profound method that offers a quick way, we would rather follow that than undertake arduous journeys and difficult…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/if-there-is-some-profound-method-that-offers-a-quick-way-we-would/)

[Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/)

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> [We must be willing to be completely ordinary people, which means accepting ourselves as we are without trying to become greater, purer,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/we-must-be-willing-to-be-completely-ordinary-people-which-means/)

[Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/)

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> [ If you look into the mirror, you see that \[every part of you\] belongs there and you belong there, as you are.… ](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/)

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> [When you are frightened by something, you have to relate with fear, explore why you are frightened, and develop some sense of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/when-you-are-frightened-by-something-you-have-to-relate-with-fear/)

[Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/)

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> [We could almost say that being willing to be a fool is one of the first wisdoms. So acknowledging foolishness is always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/we-could-almost-say-that-being-willing-to-be-a-fool-is-one-of-the/)

[Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/)

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> [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/)

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> [We have to make the first move ourselves rather than expecting it to come from the phenomenal world or from other people.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/we-have-to-make-the-first-move-ourselves-rather-than-expecting-it-to/)

[Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/)

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> [The experience of a sad and tender heart is what gives birth to fearlessness. Conventionally, being fearless means that you are not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/the-experience-of-a-sad-and-tender-heart-is-what-gives-birth-to/)

[Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/)

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> [Disappointment is a good sign of basic intelligence. It cannot be compared to anything else: it is so sharp, precise, obvious, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/disappointment-is-a-good-sign-of-basic-intelligence-it-cannot-be/)

[Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/)

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## Other authors on Ifs

## 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/)

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