Authors: Chogyam Trungpa, Pema Chodron
ISBN-13: 9781570629334, ISBN-10: 1570629331
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Shambhala Publications, Inc.
Date Published: February 2002
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Chögyam Trungpa (1940–1987) was a meditation master, teacher, and artist who founded Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, and an international association of meditation centers known as Shambhala International. He is the author of numerous books.
Chögyam Trungpa's unique ability to express the essence of Buddhist teachings in the language and imagery of modern American culture makes his books among the most accessible works of Buddhist philosophy. Here Trungpa explores the true meaning of freedom, showing us how our preconceptions, attitudes, and even our spiritual practices can become chains that bind us to repetitive patterns of frustration and despair. This edition features a new foreword by Pema Chödrön, a close student of Trungpa and the best-selling author of When Things Fall Apart.
Illustrations | ||
Foreword | ||
Preface | ||
Enthronement | ||
I | The Myth of Freedom | |
Fantasy and Reality | 1 | |
Disappointment | 5 | |
Suffering | 7 | |
Egolessness | 12 | |
II | Styles of Imprisonment | |
Cosmic Joke | 19 | |
Self-absorption | 23 | |
Paranoia | 28 | |
Passion | 29 | |
Stupidity | 32 | |
Poverty | 35 | |
Anger | 37 | |
III | Sitting Meditation | |
The Fool | 43 | |
Simplicity | 44 | |
Mindfulness and Awareness | 48 | |
Boredom | 51 | |
The Way of the Buddha | 56 | |
IV | Working with the Emotions | |
The Dualistic Barrier | 63 | |
Lion's Roar | 69 | |
Working with Negativity | 73 | |
V | Meditation in Action | |
Work | 83 | |
Love | 86 | |
Working with People | 90 | |
The Eightfold Path | 92 | |
VI | The Open Way | |
Bodhisattva Vow | 103 | |
Heroism | 106 | |
The Sanity of Earth | 111 | |
Patience | 113 | |
Tradition | 116 | |
Zen and Prajna | 119 | |
The Approach to Enlightenment | 121 | |
VII | Devotion | |
Surrendering | 127 | |
Spiritual Friend | 131 | |
The Great Warrior | 134 | |
Commitment | 138 | |
The Universality of Guru | 140 | |
VIII | Tantra | |
Aloneness | 149 | |
Mandala | 152 | |
Mahamudra Upadesa | 157 | |
Appendix | 165 | |
Meditation Center Information | 167 | |
Index | 169 |