"Crazy Wisdom" is described by Chogyam Trungpa as an innocent state of mind that has the quality of early morning - fresh, sparkling, and completely awake. Drawing on life of Padmasambhava - the Indian teacher who brought Buddhism to Tibet - he illustrates the principle of crazy wisdom as the starting point for an exciting spiritual journey. From this profound point of view, spiritual practice does not provide comfortable answers to pain or confusion. On the contrary, painful emotions can be appreciated as a challenging opportunity for new discovery. In particular, the author discusses meditation as a practical way to uncover one's own innate wisdom in the midst of everyday life.

Crazy Wisdom, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Shambhala Publications, Paperback, 202 pages, $21.95

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.

CONTENTS: Crazy Wisdom
Editor's Foreword		vii
CRAZY WISDOM SEMINAR I -- Jackson Hole 1972
1	Padmasambhava and Spiritual Materialism	3
2	The Trikaya	15
3	Primordial Innocence	25
4	Eternity and the Charnel Ground	37
5	Let the Phenomena Play	47
6	Cynicism and Devotion	63
CRAZY WISDOM SEMINAR II -- Karme-Choling 1972
1	Padmasambhava and the Energy of Tantra	75
2	Hopelessness and the Trikaya	95
3	Fearlessness	111
4	Death and the Sense of Experience	129
5	The Lion's Roar	139
6	Intellect and Working with Negativity	153
7	Dorje Trolo and the Three Styles of Transmission	167
About the Author		185
Index		191
Meditation Center Information		203