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Chögyam Trungpa

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Chögyam Trungpa (1939–1987) was a Tibetan Buddhist scholar, author, and meditation master teacher and is recognized as a leading influence in the spread of Buddhist teachings in the West. He established Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, the first Buddhist university in North America, as well as Shambhala International, an organization of more than two hundred meditation centers worldwide. He authored many bestselling books on meditation and spiritual practice, including Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior and Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism.

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Shunyata: Emptiness, Between That and This, Beyond Concept—Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche

The idea you are awake. Absence of bullshit. Beyond conceptualized mind. Possibilities of all kinds. Clear fantastic space.

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Basic Goodness and Harmony —Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche

And we begin to feel that way ourselves, that basic goodness exists in ourselves . For the very reason that you are not struggling, just purely creating harmony alone, but you are also creating enlightened society .

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Chögyam Trungpa Interview

He talks about empowerment, transmission, and the nature of mind.

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Crazy Wisdom: The Life & Times of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche (Trailer)

Crazy Wisdom is the first film to explore the life and "crazy wisdom" of Chogyam Trungpa, 'the bad boy of Buddhism,' who brought Tibetan Buddhism to the West.

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Journey Without Goal: The Tantric Wisdom of the Buddha

Based on the author’s talks at Naropa University, this volume introduces the reader to the principles of tantra, based on the practice of meditation, which leads to the discovery of egolessness.

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Transcending Madness: The Experience of the Six Bardos

The Tibetan word bardo is usually associated with life after death. Here, Chögyam Trungpa discusses bardo in a very different sense: as the peak experience of any given moment.

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Glimpses of Abhidharma: From a Seminar on Buddhist Psychology

The Abhidharma is a collection of Buddhist scriptures that investigate the workings of the mind and the states of human consciousness. In this book, Chögyam Trungpa shows how an examination of the formation of the ego provides us with an opportunity to develop real intelligence.

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