Introduction to Volume Eight ix
Shambhala: The Sacred Path of The Warrior
Editor's Preface 5
Foreword 11
PART ONE: How to Be a Warrior 13
1. Creating an Enlightened Society 17
2. Discovering Basic Goodness 25
3. The Genuine Heart of Sadness 31
4. Fear and Fearlessness 35
5. Synchronizing Mind and Body 38
6. The Dawn of the Great Eastern Sun 42
7. The Cocoon 46
8. Renunciation and Daring 51
9. Celebrating the Journey 55
10. Letting Go 61
PART TWO: Sacredness: The Warrior's World 69
11. Nowness 73
12. Discovering Magic 79
13. How to Invoke Magic 86
14. Overcoming Arrogance 93
15. Overcoming Habitual Patterns 97
16. Sacred World 101
17. Natural Hierarchy 108
18. How to Rule 114
PART THREE: Authentic Presence 121
19. The Universal Monarch 125
20. Authentic Presence 129
21. The Shambhala Lineage 142
Afterword by Osel Tendzin 149
Great Eastern Sun: The Wisdom Of Shambhala
List of Poems 161
Foreword 163
Preface 165
Prologue: The Kingdom, the Cocoon, the Great Eastern Sun 169
PART ONE: Profound 179
Primordial Stroke
1. A Dot in the Open Sky 181
2. Working with Early Morning Depression 188
3. Overcoming Physical Materialism 197
The Primordial Dot
4. The Cosmic Sneeze 210
5. Discipline in the Four Seasons 216
6. Mirrorlike Wisdom 223
PART TWO: Brilliant 233
Sacred Existence: Joining Heaven and Earth
7. Sacredness: Natural Law and Order 235
8. The King of Basic Goodness 242
9. How to Cultivate the Great Eastern Sun 252
PART THREE: Just 261
The Passion to Be
10. Blamelessness: How to Love Yourself 263
11. Attaining the Higher Realms 271
12. The Big No 279
Fearless Relaxation
13. Aloneness and the Seven Virtues of the Higher Realms 289
14. The King of the Four Seasons 299
PART FOUR: Powerful 305
The Warrior's Cry
15. The Basic Gasp of Goodness 307
16. Helping Others 310
17. Transmission 320
PART FIVE: All-Victorious 325
The Warrior's Smile
18. A Question of Heart 327
19. The Mukpo Clan 330
20. Beyond Depression 336
21. The Great Eastern Sun: The Dot in Space 341
Epilogue 344
Afterword 347
Sources 363
Author's Notes 367
Closing Dedication 370
Selected Writings
Basic Goodness 373
Fully Human: Introduction to the Principles of Shambhala Vision 380
The Shambhala World 388
Conquering Fear 394
Foreword to The Superhuman Life of Gesar of Ling 408
The Martial Arts and the Art of War 413
Political Consciousness 419
A Buddhist Approach to Politics: An Interview with Chogyam Trungpa 420
Pragmatism and Practice: An Interview with Chogyam Trungpa 426
Natural Hierarchy 435
Conquering Comfort 439
The Seven Treasures of the Universal Monarch 443
Realizing Enlightened Society 444
Dedication of Merit 449
Glossary 451
Sources 459
Acknowledgments 461
A Biography of Chogyam Trungpa 465
Books by Chogyam Trungpa 471
Resources 477
Index 481
