Chogyam Trungpa Quotes

Life is a journey, not a destination; there are no mistakes, just chances we've taken.

I always say it is not the arrival; it is the journey.

Life is complex. Each one of us must make his own path through life. There are no self-help manuals, no formulas, no easy answers. The right road for one is the wrong road for another...The journey of life is not paved in blacktop; it is not brightly lit, and it has no road signs. It is a rocky path through the wilderness.

On the Road that I have taken, one day walking I awaken, amazed to see where I've come, where I'm going, where I'm from.

I have not an ounce of regret. Every link is so valuable in forming the chain that is my life. Who I am today is because of those links, and I wouldn't change any of them.

My path has not been determined. I shall have more experiences and pass many more milestones.

Each person's life is a story that is telling itself in the living.

I believe life takes us where we need to be.

Every man has his own destiny: the only imperative is to follow it, to accept it, no matter where it leads him.

Going by my past journey, I am not certain where life will take me, what turns and twists will happen; nobody knows where they will end up. As life changes direction, I'll flow with it.

I've always done more than I ever thought I would. Becoming a professor - I never would have imagined that. Writing books - I never would have imagined that. Getting a Ph.D. - I'm not sure I would even have imagined that. I've lived my life a step at a time. Things sort of happened.

I think essentially the meaning of life is probably the journey and not really any one thing or an outcome or a result.

Life drew me and I followed it.

Everything I have experienced in my life helps form who I am today, and I would not change or forget any of it.

Everybody has a different journey. Everybody has a different path, and you don't really know what to expect. All you know is to just keep plugging away, and you hope something will come through and something will happen.

It has been an interesting road, but I wouldn't trade any of it for the world, because I feel like all of those instances in my life I felt molded me and strengthened me and made me who I am.

It's like climbing a staircase. I'm on the top of the staircase, I look behind me and I see the steps. That's where I was.

I've had a lot of highs in my life and a lot of lows, some pivotal experiences, and in ways I feel like I've already lived a couple of lives.

I am a woman in process. I'm just trying like everybody else. I try to take every conflict, every experience, and learn from it. Life is never dull.

We all get where we're going by circuitous journeys, and some of the setbacks are warranted.

Personally, for me in my life, I think every journey should be an ongoing journey, for anyone.

I think our life is a journey, and we make mistakes, and it's how we learn from those mistakes and rebound from those mistakes that sets us on the path that we're meant to be on.

Every person has his or her own journey.

I think life is the sum total of your experiences.

Everyone's path is different. It's not always about money - sometimes it's about the journey.