--- title: "14 Trying Quotes By Chogyam Trungpa" description: "14 Trying quotes by Chogyam Trungpa. Plus more from Chogyam Trungpa and more Trying sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2da/chogyam-trungpa-1373_ifs_if-kindness-doesn-t-work-try-more-kindne_2598319.png" --- > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2da/chogyam-trungpa-1373_ifs_if-kindness-doesn-t-work-try-more-kindne_2598319.png) > [It's no use trying to be different than you are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/it-s-no-use-trying-to-be-different-than-you-are/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22f/chogyam-trungpa-1373_different_it-s-no-use-trying-to-be-different-than_2493177.png) > [As long as a person is involved with warfare, trying to defend or attack, then his action is not sacred; it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/as-long-as-a-person-is-involved-with-warfare-trying-to-defend-or/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd9/chogyam-trungpa-1373_action_as-long-as-a-person-is-involved-with-war_1224358.png) > [The point of meditation is not merely to be an honest or good person in the conventional sense, trying only to maintain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/the-point-of-meditation-is-not-merely-to-be-an-honest-or-good-person/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94f/chogyam-trungpa-1373_compassionate_the-point-of-meditation-is-not-merely-to_1156914.png) > [When we speak of God or achieving union with God, we are often merely trying to put that great thing into a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/when-we-speak-of-god-or-achieving-union-with-god-we-are-often-merely/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76d/chogyam-trungpa-1373_achieve_when-we-speak-of-god-or-achieving-union_2507543.png) > [Whether we eat, sleep, work, play, whatever we do life contains dissatisfaction, pain. If we enjoy pleasure, we are afraid to lose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/whether-we-eat-sleep-work-play-whatever-we-do-life-contains/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/914/chogyam-trungpa-1373_dissatisfaction_whether-we-eat-sleep-work-play-whatever_2174541.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) > [The point is that whatever one is trying to learn, it is necessary to have firsthand experience, rather than learning from books…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/the-point-is-that-whatever-one-is-trying-to-learn-it-is-necessary-to/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/483/chogyam-trungpa-1373_book_the-point-is-that-whatever-one-is-trying_989894.png) > [Humans are the only animals that try to dwell in the future. You don't have to purely live in the present situation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/humans-are-the-only-animals-that-try-to-dwell-in-the-future-you-don-t/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09c/chogyam-trungpa-1373_animal_humans-are-the-only-animals-that-try-to_1607414.png) > [When you relate to thoughts obsessively, you are actually feeding them because thoughts need your attention to survive. Once you begin to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/when-you-relate-to-thoughts-obsessively-you-are-actually-feeding-them/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/361/chogyam-trungpa-1373_attention_when-you-relate-to-thoughts-obsessively_907648.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a5/chogyam-trungpa-1373_accepting_we-must-be-willing-to-be-completely-ordi_194238.jpg) > [Are the great spiritual teachings really advocating that we fight evil because we are on the side of light, the side of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/are-the-great-spiritual-teachings-really-advocating-that-we-fight/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff2/chogyam-trungpa-1373_action_are-the-great-spiritual-teachings-really_208870.jpg) > [Meditation should not be regarded as a learning process. It should be regarded as an experiencing process. You should not try to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/meditation-should-not-be-regarded-as-a-learning-process-it-should-be/) [Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a5/chogyam-trungpa-1373_feels_meditation-should-not-be-regarded-as-a-l_2845126.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 Trying ## 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/trying/chogyam-trungpa/#itemlist", "name": "14 Trying Quotes By Chogyam Trungpa", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If kindness doesn't work, try more kindness.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Chogyam Trungpa" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/if-kindness-doesn-t-work-try-more-kindness/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2da/chogyam-trungpa-1373_ifs_if-kindness-doesn-t-work-try-more-kindne_2598319.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2da/chogyam-trungpa-1373_ifs_if-kindness-doesn-t-work-try-more-kindne_2598319.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2da/chogyam-trungpa-1373_ifs_if-kindness-doesn-t-work-try-more-kindne_2598319.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If kindness doesn't work, try more kindness.” — Chogyam Trungpa", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's no use trying to be different than you are.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Chogyam Trungpa" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/it-s-no-use-trying-to-be-different-than-you-are/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22f/chogyam-trungpa-1373_different_it-s-no-use-trying-to-be-different-than_2493177.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22f/chogyam-trungpa-1373_different_it-s-no-use-trying-to-be-different-than_2493177.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22f/chogyam-trungpa-1373_different_it-s-no-use-trying-to-be-different-than_2493177.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's no use trying to be different than you are.” — Chogyam Trungpa", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "As long as a person is involved with warfare, trying to defend or attack, then his action is not sacred; it is mundane, dualistic, a battlefield situation.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Chogyam Trungpa" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/as-long-as-a-person-is-involved-with-warfare-trying-to-defend-or/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd9/chogyam-trungpa-1373_action_as-long-as-a-person-is-involved-with-war_1224358.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd9/chogyam-trungpa-1373_action_as-long-as-a-person-is-involved-with-war_1224358.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd9/chogyam-trungpa-1373_action_as-long-as-a-person-is-involved-with-war_1224358.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“As long as a person is involved with warfare, trying to defend or attack, then his action is not sacred; it…” — Chogyam Trungpa", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The point of meditation is not merely to be an honest or good person in the conventional sense, trying only to maintain our security. 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