The Essential Chogyam Trungpa
$40.00
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
15 November 1999
Summary
Trungpa was one of the most influential figures in the development of Buddhism in America. He was the first Tibetan lama to teach in English, and originated famous slogans such as “Crazy Wisdom”, “cutting through spiritual materialism”, and his pupil Allen Ginsberg’s favourite, “First Thought, Best Thought”. Drawing from the 24 books he published, this selection offers a concise and comprehensive overview of his teachings. There are 40 different selections in all, articulating the secular pat…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781570624667 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1570624666 |
| Author: | Chogyam Trungpa |
| Publisher: | Shambhala |
| Imprint: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 15 November 1999 |
| Weight: | 386g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 147mm x 226mm |
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“Lucid and electrifying.”-Spirit of Change
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About The Author
Chogyam Trungpa
Carolyn Rose Gimian, compiler and editor of “The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa,” has been editing the works of Chogyam Trungpa for more than twenty-five years. Following his death, she became the founding director of the Shambhala Archives, the archival repository for Chogyam Trungpa’s work in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Diana J. Mukpo was born in England in 1953. She attended the prestigious Benenden School until she left at the age of sixteen to marry the Tibetan Buddhist teacher Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Mrs. Mukpo moved to the United States in 1970, where she remained with Trungpa.
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