Oneself Quotes by Chogyam Trungpa

9 Oneself quotes by Chogyam Trungpa

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Trungpa’s Zen‑inspired guidance often points inward. This short selection gathers his succinct advice for anyone seeking a clearer sense of their own mind.

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Opening to oneself fully is opening to the world.

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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,…

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Mindfulness does not mean pushing oneself toward something or hanging on to something. It means allowing oneself to be there in the…

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In order to develop love - universal love, cosmic love, whatever you would like to call it one must accept the whole…

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Sometimes one touches on a very painful spot where one is almost too shy to look into it, but somehow one still…

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Our path is sometimes rough and sometimes smooth; nonetheless, life is a constant journey... whatever we do is regarded as our journey,…

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The everyday practice is simply to develop a complete acceptance and openness to all situations and emotions and to all people, experiencing…

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The sun has a sense of all-pervasive brilliance, which does not discriminate in the slightest. It is the goodness that exists in…

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Magic is the power within oneself. You have enough strength, exertion and energy to view things as they are, personally, properly, and…

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Anything that is created must sooner or later die. Enlightenment is permanent because we have not produced it; we have merely discovered it.

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“Warriorship is a continual journey. To be a warrior is to learn to be genuine in every moment of your life.”

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The courage to work with ourselves comes as basic trust in ourselves, as a sort of fundamental optimism.

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Enlightenment is like witnessing the brilliant sun for the first time in the morning. It is like seeing the beautiful flowers that grow in…

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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. You begin…

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This whole world is mind's world, the product of the mind.

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When one is able to overcome the romantic and emotional attitude, one discovers truth even in the kitchen sink.

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One day passes and another day comes along, and everything happens the same. But basically, we are so afraid of the brilliance coming at…

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Real fearlessness is the product of tenderness. It comes from letting the world tickle your heart, your raw and beautiful heart. You are willing…

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We can deceive ourselves into thinking we are developing spirituality when instead we are strengthening our egocentricity through spiritual techniques.

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