In wide-ranging essays and interviews, contributors from the fields of Buddhist practice and scholarship, philosophy, the arts, and literature examine the work of a modern genius, the Tibetan Buddhist meditation master Chogyam Trungpa (1939-1987). A pioneer in introducing Buddhism to the West, Trungpa had a distinct knack for breaking down the cultural, historical, and ideological barriers that make any such transmission so difficult today. His skill at communicating in a living, contemporary way to Western students, while remaining faithful to the traditional origins of Buddhism, was paired with an understanding of the modern world of unusual relevance. As a result, his activities in a wide range of areas, including painting, calligraphy, photography, poetry, theater, and business, as well as interreligious dialogue, the creation of Shambhala Training, and the founding of the first Buddhist university in North America offer penetrating insights into the meaning of Buddhism for our world and our culture.
Among the contributions:
Jack Kornfield on the inspiring influence of Trungpa Rinpoche as a beloved friend and respected benefactor
Pema Chodron on his founding of a Western monastic tradition
Reginald A. Ray on Trungpa as a modern exemplar of the ancient tantric ideal
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche on his Shambhala teachings of spiritual warriorship
Ann Waldman on his poetry and his engagement with avant-garde poets and writers
Meredith Monk on how his Dharma Art teachings inspired her work as a performance artist
Bernie Glassman on Trungpa as a role model in his emphasis on the creation of enlightened society
Recalling Chogyam Trungpa, Fabrice Midal, Shambhala Publications, Paperback, 480 pages, December 2005, $24.95
Fabrice Midal is a professor of philosophy at the University of Paris. A practicing Buddhist in the tradition of Chogyam Trungpa, he is well known in Buddhist circles in France and has published books on religious topics with major French publishers, among them several titles on Tibetan Buddhism.
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.
ix A Message from His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama
xi Foreword Diana J. Mukpo
xv Preface Fabrice Midal
1 Introduction Fabrice Midal
11 Genuine Water: The Legacy of Chogyam Trungpa, The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
19 Holding the Banner of the Dharma: Celebrating Chogyam Trungpa, Jack Kornfield
35 Tantric Alchemy and the Transmission of Dharma: At the Heart of the Western Mandala, Francoise Bonardel
57 Exposing Ego's Game: Spiritual Materialism, Sherab Chodzin Kohn
67 Heart to Heart: Interreligious Dialogue, Judith Simmer-Brown
83 A Spiritual Master in the Age of Democracy, Fabrice Midal
101 A Buddhist Military, James Gimian and Kidder Smith
The Need for Place: Maitri Space Awareness, Pierre Jacerme
Reading Cutting Though Spiritual Materialism, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche
Reed Bye ? "Let East Meet West, and the Sparks Will Fly": The Founding Vision of Naropa
University
Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche ? The Way of Basic Sanity: Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche's
Perspective on Sutric Buddhism
Reginald A. Ray ? Chogyam Trungpa as a Siddha
Rigdzin Shikpo ? Trungpa Rinpoche's Approach to the Highest Maha Ati Teachings
Pema Chodron ? The Establishment of a Pure Monastic Tradition in the West
Francesca Fremantle ? A Book of Space: Translating the Tibetan Book of the Dead
Judith Lief ? Buddhism Meets Psychology: The Development of Maitri Space Awareness
Practice
Lee Worley ? The Theater Legacy of Chogyam Trungpa
Charles Prebish ? Topsy Turvy Times with Trungpa
Larry Mermelstein ? Chogyam the Translator
Sakyong Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche ? The Teaching of Shambhala
Carolyn Gimian ? From Cowards to Warriors: The Origins of Shambhala Training
Robin Kornman ? The Influence of the Epic of King Gesar of Ling on Chogyam Trungpa
David Schneider ? Trungpa Rinpoche and Zen
John Daido Loori ? The Body of Reality
Anne Waldman ? Tendrel: A Meeting of Minds
Alexandra Midal ? Embodying Elegance: Displaying the Everyday and Living the Display
Venerable Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche ? Fulfilling the Aspirations of the Vidyadhara
Acknowledgments
Books by Chogyam Trungpa
About the Contributors
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