Chogyam Trungpa (1939–1987)
Author of Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior
About the Author
Chogyam Trungpa (February 29, 1939 -- April 4, 1987) was one of the most visibly active of the Tibetan Buddhist refugees to come to the West and to lay the foundation in Europe and North America for the study of the Tibetan traditions. Born the son of a farmer and considered the eleventh show more incarnation of Trungpa Tulku, he was given a traditional training in religious philosophy but in his teens had to be hidden from the invading Chinese. Fleeing in 1959 when the Communists invaded Tibet, he ultimately moved to Great Britain, where he studied comparative religion at Oxford University and established a Tibetan meditation center in Scotland. He moved to the United States in 1970 and established the Buddhist university, Naropa, in Colorado. Naropa became the center for seminars, many of which he cotaught with prominent American artists, scholars, and scientists. Among his contributions are the translation of numerous Tibetan texts. On September 28, 1986, he suffered cardiac arrest, requiring intensive care at the hospital, then at his home and finally, in mid-March 1987, back at the hospital, where he died on April 4, 1987. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Chogyam Trungpa
Transcending Madness: The Experience of the Six Bardos (Dharma Ocean Series) (1992) 111 copies, 1 review
The Path of Individual Liberation: The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Volume One (2013) 68 copies
The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion: The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Volume Two (2013) 67 copies
The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa, Volume 3: Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism - The Myth of Freedom - The… (2004) 63 copies
The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa, Volume 1: Born in Tibet - Meditation in Action - Mudra - Selected Writings (2004) 61 copies
The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa, Volume 6: Glimpses of Space-Orderly Chaos-Secret Beyond Thought-The Tibetan… (2004) 52 copies
The Tantric Path of Indestructible Wakefulness: The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Volume Three (2013) 52 copies
Mindfulness in Action: Making Friends with Yourself through Meditation and Everyday Awareness (2015) 52 copies
The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa, Volume 2: The Path Is the Goal - Training the Mind - Glimpses of Abhidharma -… (2004) 46 copies
The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa, Volume 4: Journey Without Goal - The Lion's Roar - The Dawn of Tantra - An… (2004) 42 copies, 1 review
The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa, Volume 7: The Art of Calligraphy (excerpts)-Dharma Art-Visual Dharma… (2004) 42 copies
The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa, Volume 5: Crazy Wisdom-Illusion's Game-The Life of Marpa the Translator… (2004) 41 copies
The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa, Volume 8: Great Eastern Sun - Shambhala - Selected Writings (2004) 40 copies
The Collected Works of Chögyam Trungpa, Volume 10: Work, Sex, Money - Mindfulness in Action - Devotion and Crazy… (2017) 14 copies
The Collected Works of Chögyam Trungpa, Volume 9: True Command - Glimpses of Realization - Shambhala Warrior… (2017) 11 copies
Praktische meditatie 4 copies
Nato in Tibet 2 copies
De essentie van Chogyam Trungpa / druk 1: een selectie uit het werk van Chogyam Trungpa (2001) 2 copies
Light Rays of the Sun and Moon 2 copies
Être exaucé ! 1 copy
Selected Community Talks 1 copy
Building Enlightened Society 1 copy
The Sadhana of Mahamudra 1 copy
Tibetan thangka calendar 1977: The iconography of tantric Buddhism [commentary from calendar] 1 copy
Windhorse Sourcebook 1 copy
Être exaucé! ( Préface de Fabrice Midal): Le chemin de la méditation et de la vie selon… (2022) 1 copy, 1 review
El amanecer del tantra 1 copy
Der Mythos Freiheit und der Weg der Meditation: Eine Einführung in den tibetischen Buddhismus (2006) 1 copy
Thiền thực hành 1 copy
No title 1 copy
Visual Dharma Sourcebook III 1 copy
Early Tantra Groups 1 copy
The 1973 Seminary Talks 1 copy
Refuge - Part One 1 copy
Associated Works
The Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Great Liberation Through Hearing In The Bardo (1975) — Translator — 889 copies, 9 reviews
The Jewel Ornament of Liberation: The Wish-Fulfilling Gem of the Noble Teachings (1970) — Foreword, some editions — 355 copies, 1 review
Radical Compassion: Shambhala Publications Authors on the Path of Boundless Love (2014) — Contributor — 26 copies, 1 review
Crazy Wisdom: The Life & Times of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche (2011, film) (2011) — Featured, some editions — 3 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Other names
- Chökyi Gyatso
- Birthdate
- 1939-03-05
- Date of death
- 1987-04-04
- Burial location
- Barnet, Vermont, USA (cremated)
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Tibet (birth)
UK, USA, Canada - Birthplace
- Kham, Tibet
- Place of death
- Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Places of residence
- Kham region, Tibet (birth)
Dalhousie, India
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Scotland, UK
Barnet, Vermont, USA
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (show all 7)
Boulder, Colorado, USA - Education
- Oxford University
- Occupations
- Buddhist meditation master
teacher
poet
artist
Tibetan Buddhist lama - Relationships
- Del Tredici, Robert (student)
Mukpo, Diana J. (wife)
Mukpo, Gesar (son)
Shikpo, Rigdzin (student) - Organizations
- Vajradhatu
- Short biography
- The founder of Shambhala, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche was the 11th descendent in the line of Trungpa tulkus, important teachers of the Kagyu lineage, one of the four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism and renowned for its strong emphasis on meditation practice.
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Reviews
Meditation in Action The Clear Light Series by Chogyam Trungpa
In the summer of 1967 the Samye-Ling Tibetan Centre was established under the direction of the Venerable Trungpa Rinpoche. Since then he has given a number of Talks on various aspects of the fundamental teachings of Buddhism, and many of these talks were recorded on tape. The book is a selection from those talks, which are, we consider, of great value to those who are interested in the path of meditation, being written with clarity, simplicity and a depth of understanding which can be felt throughout. Everyone who reads this book, whether they have but recently become interested in such matters, or have spent many years trying to follow the path, will find here much that is of great help. The design on the cover is based on one of the seals of the Trungpa Tulkus. It is te Sanskrit word 'Ehvam,' meaning 'Thus' and is used at the beginning of all Sutras 'Thus I have heard,' At another level 'Eh' represents the passive, and 'Vam' the active, force in the Universe. At a still deeper level 'Eh' represents Emptiness, and 'Vam,' the Clear Light.
Contents Editorial note The life and example of Buddha The manure of experience and the field of Bodhi Transmission Generosity Patience Meditation Wisdom… (more)
This book was suggested to me as a different way of looking at the warrior. Many friends had encouraged me to embrace my warrior side but I associated the word "warrior" with violence. In this book Trungpa describes the type of warrior that could (and does) change the world through non-violence. I would recommend this to anyone wishing to be a peaceful warrior.
In this classic guide to enlightened living, meditation master Chogyam Trungpa offers an inspiring vision for our time, based on the ideal of the sacred warrrior. In ancient times, the warrior learned to master the challenges of life, both on and off the battlefield. Trungpa shows that in s the basic goodnesof humanlife, the warrior learns to radiate that goodness into the world for the peace and sanity of others. Wth this book the warrior's path is opened to modern men and women in search of practical wisdom.
Contents
Editor's preface
Foreword
Part One How to be a warrior
Creating an enlightened society
Discovering basic goodness
The genuine heart of sadness
Fear and fearlessness
Synchronizing mind and body
The dawn of the great Eastern sun
The cocoon
Renunciation and daring
Celebrating the journey
Letting go
Part Two Sacredness: The warrior's wrold
Nowness
Discovering magic
How to invoke magic
Overcoming arrogance
Overcoming habitual patterns
Sacred world
Natural hiercharchy
How to rule
Part Three Authentic presence
The universal monarch
Authentic presence
The Shambhala lineage
About the Shambhala training program… (more)
Contents
Editor's preface
Foreword
Part One How to be a warrior
Creating an enlightened society
Discovering basic goodness
The genuine heart of sadness
Fear and fearlessness
Synchronizing mind and body
The dawn of the great Eastern sun
The cocoon
Renunciation and daring
Celebrating the journey
Letting go
Part Two Sacredness: The warrior's wrold
Nowness
Discovering magic
How to invoke magic
Overcoming arrogance
Overcoming habitual patterns
Sacred world
Natural hiercharchy
How to rule
Part Three Authentic presence
The universal monarch
Authentic presence
The Shambhala lineage
About the Shambhala training program… (more)
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