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The Collected Works of Chögyam Trungpa #2
The Collected Works, Vol. 2: The Path is the Goal / Training the Mind / Glimpses of Abhidharma / Glimpses of Shunyata / Glimpses of Mahayana / Selected Writings
The Collected Works of Chögyam Trungpa brings together in eight volumes the writings of the first and most influential and inspirational Tibetan teachers to present Buddhism in the West. Organized by theme, the collection includes full-length books as well as articles, seminar transcripts, poems, plays, and interviews, many of which have never before been available in book form. From memoirs of his escape from Chinese-occupied Tibet to insightful discussions of psychology, mind, and meditation; from original verse and calligraphy to the esoteric lore of tantric Buddhism—the impressive range of Trungpa's vision, talents, and teachings is showcased in this landmark series.
Volume Two examines meditation, mind, and Mahayana, the "great vehicle" for the development of compassion and the means to help others. Chögyam Trungpa introduced a new psychological language and way for looking at the Buddhist teachings in the West. His teachings on human psychology and the human mind are included in this volume.
Volume Two examines meditation, mind, and Mahayana, the "great vehicle" for the development of compassion and the means to help others. Chögyam Trungpa introduced a new psychological language and way for looking at the Buddhist teachings in the West. His teachings on human psychology and the human mind are included in this volume.
736 pages, Hardcover
First published February 10, 2004
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Chögyam Trungpa
166 books814 followersVidyadhara Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche (Tibetan: ཆོས་ རྒྱམ་ དྲུང་པ་ Wylie: Chos rgyam Drung pa; also known as Dorje Dradul of Mukpo, Surmang Trungpa, after his monastery, or Chökyi Gyatso, of which Chögyam is an abbreviation) was a Buddhist meditation master, scholar, teacher, poet, and artist. He was the 11th descendent in the line of Trungpa tulkus of the Kagyü school of Tibetan Buddhism. He was also trained in the Nyingma tradition, the oldest of the four schools, and was an adherent of the rimay or "non-sectarian" movement within Tibetan Buddhism, which aspired to bring together and make available all the valuable teachings of the different schools, free of sectarian rivalry.
Trungpa was a significant figure in the dissemination of Tibetan Buddhism to the West, founding Naropa University and establishing the Shambhala Training method, a presentation of the Buddhadharma largely devoid of ethnic trappings. In 1963, he moved to England to study comparative religion, philosophy, and fine arts at Oxford University. During this time, he also studied Japanese flower arranging and received an instructors degree from the Sogetsu school of ikebana. In 1967, he moved to Scotland, where he founded the Samye Ling meditation centre.
Shortly thereafter, a variety of experiences—including a car accident that left him partially paralyzed on the left side of his body—led him to give up his monastic vows and work as a lay teacher. In 1969, he published Meditation in Action , the first of fourteen books on the spiritual path published during his lifetime. The following year he married Diana Pybus and moved to the United States, where he established his first North American meditation centre, Tail of the Tiger (now known as Karmê-Chöling) in Barnet, Vermont.
In 1986, he moved to Nova Scotia, Canada, where hundreds of his students had settled. That Autumn, after years of heavy alcohol use, he had a cardiac arrest, and he died of heart failure the following Spring. His legacy is carried on by his son, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, under the banner of Shambhala International and the Nalanda Translation Committee.
Trungpa was a significant figure in the dissemination of Tibetan Buddhism to the West, founding Naropa University and establishing the Shambhala Training method, a presentation of the Buddhadharma largely devoid of ethnic trappings. In 1963, he moved to England to study comparative religion, philosophy, and fine arts at Oxford University. During this time, he also studied Japanese flower arranging and received an instructors degree from the Sogetsu school of ikebana. In 1967, he moved to Scotland, where he founded the Samye Ling meditation centre.
Shortly thereafter, a variety of experiences—including a car accident that left him partially paralyzed on the left side of his body—led him to give up his monastic vows and work as a lay teacher. In 1969, he published Meditation in Action , the first of fourteen books on the spiritual path published during his lifetime. The following year he married Diana Pybus and moved to the United States, where he established his first North American meditation centre, Tail of the Tiger (now known as Karmê-Chöling) in Barnet, Vermont.
In 1986, he moved to Nova Scotia, Canada, where hundreds of his students had settled. That Autumn, after years of heavy alcohol use, he had a cardiac arrest, and he died of heart failure the following Spring. His legacy is carried on by his son, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, under the banner of Shambhala International and the Nalanda Translation Committee.
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March 12, 2023
I wasn’t able to get through this book, not at all, because it is a big book which I borrowed from the library and they wanted it back.
So next time I’ll just get hold of one of the author’s books at a time.
These books of Buddhist teachings deal with meditation and the development of compassion.
Trungpa focuses most on the sitting practice of meditation.
He arrived in North America in 1970 and lived there until he died in 1987.
I just got to read some of the first volume in the book “The Path is the Goal”. The book comprises two seminars given by Chogyan Trungpa Rinpoche in 1974.
The teachings given on basic meditation - Shamathand Vapashyana, mindfulness and awareness – provide the foundation “that every practitioner needs to awaken as the Buddha did”.
The author states that no one can attain basic sanity and basic enlightenment without practising meditation.
“The practice of meditation is the one and only way.”
“The goal is the path and the path is the goal.
For two thousand five hundred years since the time of the Buddha, people have gained liberation through the practice of meditation, This is not a myth.
According to the Buddha’s philosophy, there is no verb “to meditate”. There is just a noun, “meditation”.
“Meditation is a simple factor. You don’t meditate, you just be in the meditation.”
One sits a certain length of time. One just simply sits without aim, object, purpose, without anything at all.” It’s just simply sitting and being.
“It’s extraordinarily powerful just to sit --- on a meditation cushion.”
Buddha told us that it is the best thing we can do for ourselves – wasting (?) time by sitting.
The students ask Trungpa questions, which he answers.
The Sanskrit term for basic meditation practice is Shamatha, which means “”development of peace””.
Shamatha is simply being.
The basic technique is identification with one’s breath or when doing walking meditation, identification with one’s walking.
I can firmly recommend that you read this book or the individual books contained in it. But I would advise you to buy the book, not borrow it as I did, as it will take much time to read/study.
It contains much wisdom.
So next time I’ll just get hold of one of the author’s books at a time.
These books of Buddhist teachings deal with meditation and the development of compassion.
Trungpa focuses most on the sitting practice of meditation.
He arrived in North America in 1970 and lived there until he died in 1987.
I just got to read some of the first volume in the book “The Path is the Goal”. The book comprises two seminars given by Chogyan Trungpa Rinpoche in 1974.
The teachings given on basic meditation - Shamathand Vapashyana, mindfulness and awareness – provide the foundation “that every practitioner needs to awaken as the Buddha did”.
The author states that no one can attain basic sanity and basic enlightenment without practising meditation.
“The practice of meditation is the one and only way.”
“The goal is the path and the path is the goal.
For two thousand five hundred years since the time of the Buddha, people have gained liberation through the practice of meditation, This is not a myth.
According to the Buddha’s philosophy, there is no verb “to meditate”. There is just a noun, “meditation”.
“Meditation is a simple factor. You don’t meditate, you just be in the meditation.”
One sits a certain length of time. One just simply sits without aim, object, purpose, without anything at all.” It’s just simply sitting and being.
“It’s extraordinarily powerful just to sit --- on a meditation cushion.”
Buddha told us that it is the best thing we can do for ourselves – wasting (?) time by sitting.
The students ask Trungpa questions, which he answers.
The Sanskrit term for basic meditation practice is Shamatha, which means “”development of peace””.
Shamatha is simply being.
The basic technique is identification with one’s breath or when doing walking meditation, identification with one’s walking.
I can firmly recommend that you read this book or the individual books contained in it. But I would advise you to buy the book, not borrow it as I did, as it will take much time to read/study.
It contains much wisdom.
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