--- title: "9 Oneself Quotes By Chogyam Trungpa" description: "9 Oneself quotes by Chogyam Trungpa. Plus more from Chogyam Trungpa and more Oneself sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4a/chogyam-trungpa-1373_fully_opening-to-oneself-fully-is-opening-to-t_1843756.png" --- > [Opening to oneself fully is opening to the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/opening-to-oneself-fully-is-opening-to-the-world/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4a/chogyam-trungpa-1373_fully_opening-to-oneself-fully-is-opening-to-t_1843756.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) > [Sometimes one touches on a very painful spot where one is almost too shy to look into it, but somehow one still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/sometimes-one-touches-on-a-very-painful-spot-where-one-is-almost-too/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a7/chogyam-trungpa-1373_achieve_sometimes-one-touches-on-a-very-painful_1648240.png) > [In order to develop love - universal love, cosmic love, whatever you would like to call it one must accept the whole…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/in-order-to-develop-love-universal-love-cosmic-love-whatever-you/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/868/chogyam-trungpa-1373_accepting_in-order-to-develop-love-universal-love_1620406.png) > [Mindfulness does not mean pushing oneself toward something or hanging on to something. It means allowing oneself to be there in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/mindfulness-does-not-mean-pushing-oneself-toward-something-or-hanging/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08d/chogyam-trungpa-1373_allowing_mindfulness-does-not-mean-pushing-onesel_2161419.jpg) > [The sun has a sense of all-pervasive brilliance, which does not discriminate in the slightest. It is the goodness that exists in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/the-sun-has-a-sense-of-all-pervasive-brilliance-which-does-not/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fcf/chogyam-trungpa-1373_blessing_the-sun-has-a-sense-of-all-pervasive-bri_2952439.jpg) > [The everyday practice is simply to develop a complete acceptance and openness to all situations and emotions and to all people, experiencing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/the-everyday-practice-is-simply-to-develop-a-complete-acceptance-and/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e23/chogyam-trungpa-1373_acceptance_the-everyday-practice-is-simply-to-devel_2827475.png) > [Our path is sometimes rough and sometimes smooth; nonetheless, life is a constant journey... whatever we do is regarded as our journey,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/our-path-is-sometimes-rough-and-sometimes-smooth-nonetheless-life-is/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/869/chogyam-trungpa-1373_constant_our-path-is-sometimes-rough-and-sometime_973392.jpg) > [Magic is the power within oneself. You have enough strength, exertion and energy to view things as they are, personally, properly, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/magic-is-the-power-within-oneself-you-have-enough-strength-exertion/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24f/chogyam-trungpa-1373_available_magic-is-the-power-within-oneself-you-ha_476648.jpg) ## Other authors on Oneself ## 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/oneself/chogyam-trungpa/#itemlist", "name": "9 Oneself Quotes By Chogyam Trungpa", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Opening to oneself fully is opening to the world.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Chogyam Trungpa" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/opening-to-oneself-fully-is-opening-to-the-world/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4a/chogyam-trungpa-1373_fully_opening-to-oneself-fully-is-opening-to-t_1843756.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4a/chogyam-trungpa-1373_fully_opening-to-oneself-fully-is-opening-to-t_1843756.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4a/chogyam-trungpa-1373_fully_opening-to-oneself-fully-is-opening-to-t_1843756.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Opening to oneself fully is opening to the world.” — Chogyam Trungpa", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "One has to taste an experience for oneself and find out if the thing is genuine or helpful. 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