The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa: Volume One (77 page)

The mandala is often thought of as a Buddhist drawing representing tantric iconography. However, Chögyam Trungpa explores how both confusion and enlightenment are made up of patterns of orderly chaos that are the basis for the principle of mandala. A difficult but rewarding discussion of the topic of chaos and its underlying structure.

Secret Beyond Thought: The Five Chakras and the Four Karmas
(Vajradhatu Publications, 1991)

Two talks from an early seminar on the principles of the chakras and the karmas, teachings from the Buddhist tantric tradition.

The Lion’s Roar: An Introduction to Tantra
(Shambhala Publications, 1992)

An in-depth presentation of the nine yanas, or stages, of the path in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Particularly interesting are the chapters on visualization and the five buddha families.

Transcending Madness: The Experience of the Six Bardos
(Shambhala Publications, 1992)

The editor of this volume, Judith L. Lief, calls it “a practical guide to Buddhist psychology.” The book is based on two early seminars on the intertwined ideas of bardo (or the gap in experience and the gap between death and birth) and the six realms of being.

Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness
(Shambhala Publications, 1993)

This volume presents fifty-nine slogans, or aphorisms related to meditation practice, which show a practical path to making friends with oneself and developing compassion for others, through the practice of sacrificing self-centeredness for the welfare of others.

Glimpses of Shunyata
(Vajradhatu Publications, 1993)

These four lectures on principle of shunyata, or emptiness, are an experiential exploration of the ground, path, and fruition of realizing this basic principle of mahayana Buddhism.

The Art of Calligraphy: Joining Heaven and Earth
(Shambhala Publications, 1994)

Chögyam Trungpa’s extensive love affair with brush and ink is showcased in this book, which also includes an introduction to dharma art and a discussion of the Eastern principles of heaven, earth, and man as applied to the creative process. The beautiful reproductions of fifty-four calligraphies are accompanied by inspirational quotations from the author’s works.

Illusion’s Game: The Life and Teaching of Naropa
(Shambhala Publications, 1994)

The great Indian teacher Naropa was a renowned master of the teachings of mahamudra, an advanced stage of realization in Tibetan Buddhism. This book presents Chögyam Trungpa’s teachings on Naropa’s life and arduous search for enlightenment.

The Path Is the Goal: A Basic Handbook of Buddhist Meditation
(Shambhala Publications, 1995)

A simple and practical manual for the practice of meditation that evokes the author’s penetrating insight and colorful language.

Dharma Art
(Shambhala Publications, 1996)

Chögyam Trungpa was a calligrapher, painter, poet, designer, and photographer as well as a master of Buddhist meditation. Drawn from his many seminars and talks on the artistic process, this work presents his insights into art and the artist.

Timely Rain: Selected Poetry of Chögyam Trungpa
(Shambhala Publications, 1998)

With a foreword by Allen Ginsberg, this collection of poems was organized thematically by editor David I. Rome to show the breadth of the poet’s work. Core poems from
Mudra
and
First Thought Best Thought
are reprinted here, along with many poems and “sacred songs” published here for the first time.

Great Eastern Sun: The Wisdom of Shambhala
(Shambhala Publications, 1999)

This sequel and complement to
Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior
offers more heartfelt wisdom on Shambhala warriorship.

Glimpses of Space: The Feminine Principle and Evam
(Vajradhatu Publications, 1999)

Two seminars on the tantric understanding of the feminine and masculine principles, what they are and how they work together in vajrayana Buddhist practice as the nondual experience of wisdom and skillful means.

The Essential Chögyam Trungpa
(Shambhala Publications, 2000)

This concise overview of Trungpa Rinpoche’s teachings consists of forty selections from fourteen different books, articulating the secular path of the Shambhala warrior as well as the Buddhist path of meditation and awakening.

Glimpses of Mahayana
(Vajradhatu Publications, 2001)

This little volume focuses on the attributes of buddha nature, the development of compassion, and the experience of being a practitioner on the bodhisattva path of selfless action to benefit others.

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The Chögyam Trungpa website

www.ChogyamTrungpa.com

This website includes a biography, information on new releases by and about Chögyam Trungpa, a description and order information for all of his books, plus links to related organizations.

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A
LL BOOKS, ARTICLES, POEMS, SONGS, AND SEMINARS
are attributed to Chögyam Trungpa unless otherwise cited. Owing to the subtle content of the poems and songs included in Volume One, only their titles have been indexed.

Abhisheka,
See also
Transmission

Aggression, transcending

Akong Tulku Rinpoche

Akshobhya Buddha (“Imperturbable One”)

Alado Gorge

Alaya, as original mind

Amitabha Buddha (“Boundless Light”)

and Avalokiteshvara

Amitayur (“Buddha of Limitless Life”)

Amoghasiddhi Buddha

Analogies

awareness: as old man watching child at play

buddha activity: as vast as space; pure as crystal; indestructible as mirror image; as wish-fulfilling gem; as sun

experience: as manure on field of Bodhi

experience of end of maha ati path: as lone wolf howling at the moon

how to identify with breath in meditation: as hungry man consuming food

how to study: as child in a toy shop

maha ati: as garuda

prajna and upaya: as two wings of bird

Anitya Bhava (“House of Impermanence”)

Anatta.
See
Selflessness

The Annals of the Empire of Shambhala

Anuyoga

Apho Karma (author’s tutor)

Arhats

The Art of Calligraphy

Arthure, Richard

Arya-manjushri-nama-sangiti Sutra

Arya-ratna-traya-anusmriti Sutra

Asanga

Asang Lama (author’s tutor)

Asceticism

Atisha Dipankara

Kadam teachings and

Atiyana teachings.
See also
Maha ati

Avalokiteshvara (Tib. Chenrezik)

Dalai Lama as

as embodiment of compassion

feminine/masculine aspects of

King Songtsan Gampo as

mahasattva as

mantra of

Awakened state

precise experience of

Awareness

clarity of

nowness and

panoramic

shamatha-vipashyana and

Baker, John

Basic sanity

Beauty, aesthetics and psychology of

Bedi, Freda

Behu, Rashü (district head)

Being true

Benchen Monastery

Bercholz, Hazel

Bercholz, Samuel

Bhakti yoga

Bhutan

royal family of

Biddulph Old Hall (Oxford)

Blackwood, John

Blake, William

Bly, Robert

Bodhi (awakened mind)

birth of

natural mindfulness and

nature of

See also
Buddha nature

Bodhi, Ananda

Bodhisattva(s)

definition of

Bodhisattvacharyavatara

Bodhisattva path

tenth stage of

Bodhisattva vow

Bodhisattvayana.
See
Mahayana

Bön religion

ceremonies of

two types of

Born in Tibet

Brahma, as ego

Brahmaputra River, crossing

Bravery

Breath, in meditation

Buddha(s)

primordial, principle

taking refuge in

three kayas and

Buddha, Shakyamuni Avalokiteshvara and

death of

enlightenment of

guru as

life/example of

Shambhala teachings and

style of teaching