Chogyam Trungpa Quotes

The path to the inwardly enriched life is not hidden from the man or woman who longs to walk upon it.

It is so powerful when we can leave behind our ordinary identities, no longer think of ourselves primarily as a conductor, or writer, or salesclerk, and go to a supportive environment to deeply immerse in meditation practice.

I think that the journey of self to truth is always kind of a gnarly one.

If we want spiritual development, the practice of patience is essential.

Whether you’re checked in or checked out, you’re always on a spiritual journey.

Perhaps some of us have to go through dark and devious ways before we can find the river of peace or the highroad to the soul's destination.

I like to take every day just searching my own heart, making sure that I'm on course, and I'm doing what God wants me to do. I'm real good with not looking to the critics and looking straight ahead.

The mantra that you're given in Transcendental Meditation you keep to yourself. The reason being, true happiness is not out there, true happiness lies within.

I am my own sanctuary and I can be reborn as many times as I choose throughout my life.

Some lessons take years to learn, with repeated exposure to the same path sometimes shadowed by the inner conscience of own souls. But eventually we learn, and our journey continues in another direction.

Devotion begins at home, inside your own awareness.

That's the way I try to live. I think it's the only way for human beings at this point in our evolution as souls, where everyone in their lifetime is going through stuff.

I'm becoming more and more myself with time. I guess that's what grace is. The refinement of your soul through time.

One secures the gold of the spirit when he finds himself.

My lectures, based on Islamic teachings, were on various subjects. Some of the titles were, 'The Intoxication of Life,' 'The Purpose of Life,' 'The Real Cause of Man's Distress,' 'The Journey to the Goal in Life,' and, one of my favorites, 'The Heart of Man.' They contained important insights that spoke to something deep inside me.

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.

My nature is... well... I'm a searcher by nature. I'm constantly searching for something; that's why I have a song called 'Looking for Something.' How do I do it? I read a lot of spiritual books; I meditate.

There's no destination. The journey is all that there is, and it can be very, very joyful.

I wanted to share the experience of how yoga and meditation have transformed my life, how they have enabled me to observe who I am, first in my body, and then emotionally, and on to a kind of spiritual path.

The only journey is the one within.

A true initiation never ends.

I think of my life as a journey, and I'm still on it.

I realised that if I wanted to carry on with my musical dreams, I had to change, so I started meditating, and I changed my life entirely.

There isn't anything except your own life that can be used as ground for your spiritual practice. Spiritual practice is your life, twenty-four hours a day.

There is a way out, but the way out is really a way within.