The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa brings together in eight volumes the writings of one 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. Chogyam Trungpa introduces a new psychological language and way of looking at the Buddhist teachings in the West. His teachings on human psychology and the human mind are included in this volume.
The Path Is the Goal
Training the Mind
Glimpses of Abhidharma
Glimpses of Shunyata
Glimpses of Mahayana
Selected Writings
The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa,
Edited by Carolyn Rose Gimian, Shambhala Publications, Hardcover, 704 pp., $69.95
Trungpa was born in Eastern Tibet and recognized as an incarnation of the Trungpa line at an early date. He studied with, among others, one of the reincarnations of the Jamgyon Kongtrul who wrote the most famous commentary on the Seven Points. In 1959 he fled to India in the wake of the Communist takeover in Tibet, courageously leading many of his people to safety (this period is described in his book Born in Tibet.) He came to England in the mid-sixties to study at Oxford, learned English, started to teach, and started one of the first Tibetan Buddhist centers in the West. He later dropped his monastic vows, married, and moved to America where he continued his teaching. He founded the Naropa Institute in Boulder, Colorado, a large and highly respected Buddhist university, as well as the Shambhala organization. The influence of both his teaching and his books on American Buddhism was and still is enormous.
Introduction to Volume Two ix
THE PATH IS THE GOAL: A BASIC HANDBOOK OF BUDDHIST MEDITATION
Editor's Foreword 3
Part One: New York, March 1974
1. The Only Way 9
2. Continuing Your Confusion
3. The Star of Bethlehem 28
Part Two: Barnet, Vermont, September 1974
1. Me-ness and the Emotions 41
2. Recollecting the Present 47
3. The Portable Stage Set 60
4. Boredom�Full or Empty? 70
5. From Raw Eggs to Stepping-Stones 77
6. Loneliness 83
7. Creating a Little Gap 94
Notes 100
TRAINING THE MIND AND CULTIVATING LOVING-KINDNESS
Acknowledgments 105
Editor's Foreword 107
Introduction 113
Point 1. The Preliminaries, Which Are a Basis for Dharma Practice 117
Point 2. The Main Practice, Which Is Training in Bodhichitta 119
Point 3. Transformation of Bad Circumstances into the Path of Enlightenment 150
Point 4. Showing the Utilization of Practice in One's Whole Life 181
Point 5. Evaluation of Mind Training 190
Point 6. Disciplines of Mind Training 200
Point 7. Guidelines of Mind Training 212
Concluding Verses 221
Appendix: Forty-Six Ways in Which a Bodhisattva Fails 223
Notes 227
Bibliography 229
GLIMPSES OF ABHIDHARMA
Introduction 233
Form 239
Feeling 248
Perception 255
Intellect 266
Meditation 279
Consciousness 285
Auspicious Coincidence 298
Practice and Intellect 310
GLIMPSES OF SHUNYATA
Talk 1. Open Space of Shunyata 321
Talk 2. Ground 329
Talk 3. Path 347
Talk 4. Fruition 357
GLIMPSES OF MAHAYANA
1. Bad News and Good News 377
2. A Golden Buddha 384
3. Awakening Buddha Nature 393
4. Sudden Glimpse 402
5. Leap of Confidence 413
6. Identifying with the Teachings 419
Appendix: The Bodhisattva Vow 433
Acknowledgments 437
SELECTED WRITINGS
An Approach to Meditation: A Talk to Psychologists 441
Taming the Horse, Riding the Mind 454
Meditation: A Talk for Young People 458
The Spiritual Battlefield 461
The Birth of Ego 469
The Wheel of Life: Illusion's Game 474
Seven Characteristics of a Dharmic Person 484
Dharmas without Blame 491
Buddhadharma without Credentials 496
Compassion 498
The Lion's Roar 509
Aggression 517
Is Meditation Therapy? 526
Becoming a Full Human Being 532
The Meeting of Buddhist and Western Psychology 538
Creating an Environment of Sanity 547
Intrinsic Health 556
From a Workshop on Psychotherapy 561
Space Therapy and the Maitri Community 566
Relating with Death 576
Theism and Nontheism 584
Natural Dharma 586
Noble Heart 589
Obedience 591
Comparing the Heart 593
Farming 601
Work: Seeing Ordinary Things with Extraordinary Insight 605
Sex 612
Hearty Discipline 624
Transpersonal Cooperation at Naropa 627
Sparks 630
Education for an Enlightened Society 634
Appendix: Space Therapy and the Maitri Project by Marvin Casper 643
Glossary 655
Sources 665
Acknowledgments 669
A Biography of Chogyam Trungpa 671
Books by Chogyam Trungpa 677
Resources 683
Index 687
|
