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Chogyam Trungpa Quotes: When we speak of God or achieving union with God, we are often merely trying to put that great thing into a small container. One cannot drive a camel through the eye of a needle.
         

When we speak of God or achieving union with God, we are often merely trying to put that great thing into a small container. One cannot drive a camel through the eye of a needle.


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This page presents the quote "When we speak of God or achieving union with God, we are often merely trying to put that great thing into a small container. One cannot drive a camel through the eye of a needle.". Author of this quote is Chogyam Trungpa. This quote is about camels, eye, god, trying, speak,.