Chogyam Trungpa by Midal, Fabrice -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Preface Introduction

Chapter One

P ORTRAIT OF C HÖGYAM T RUNGPA IN 1970 1. Encounter with Hippie America

Chögyam Trungpa meets the hippie generation True communication beyond hypocrisy A challenge to inauthenticity

2. His Following Increases

Tail of the Tiger Colorado and the lack of a private life Rocky Mountain Dharma Center A rapid expansion

3. Teaching Buddhism: From a Seminar on The Jewel Ornament of Liberation to “Work, Sex, and Money” 4. Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism

The retreat in Bhutan and the realization of the universality of spiritual materialism The Three Lords of Materialism The persistence of spiritual materialism

5. From Cynicism to Gentleness

No more “trips” Meditation The second phase: open your heart Chapter Two

C HILDHOOD AND E DUCATION 1. Finding the Eleventh Trungpa and the Notion of Tülku 2. The Tradition of Surmang and the History of the Lineage

The union of the Nyingma and Kagyü lineages The union of politics and spirituality Künga Gyaltsen, the first Trungpa From the second to the ninth Trungpa The tenth Trungpa

3. Recognition of the Eleventh Trungpa and His Training 4. Jamgön Kongtrül of Sechen and the Student-Teacher Relationship

The importance of the teacher Devotion as the heart of an authentic spiritual attitude Jamgön Kongtrül the Great, the Ri-me movement, and the denunciation of corruption With Jamgön Kongtrül of Sechen

5. Leaving Tibet

The extension of the seminary and Khenpo Gangshar The Chinese invasion To return to Surmang or leave for India? Escape to India Chapter Three

M EDITATION AND THE I MPORTANCE OF S ITTING 1. The Need to Return to Simple Practice 2. The Basis of the Path 3. Description of the Practice

The posture Breathing The mind

4. The Practice of Shamatha and Vipashyana 5. No Promises 6. From the Simplicity of Shamatha to the Primordial Nature of Mahamudra and Maha Ati

The perspective of mahamudra

7. Nyinthün, Dathün, and Meditation Instructors

Chapter Four

E XPERIENCE , M ODERNITY, AND T RADITION 1. Thinking Takes a Modern Turn

A traditional master Modernity Chögyam Trungpa the revolutionary Chögyam Trungpa and Paul Cézanne

2. Translation

Teaching in English What is translation? Chapter Five

H OW C HÖGYAM T RUNGPA T AUGHT 1. To Speak from the Heart

An uncompromising teaching

2. Three Styles of Transmission 3. Commitment to a Specific School 4. Advice to Students About to Teach

Seminary Chapter Six

T EACHING THE T HREE Y ANAS 1. The Progressive Approach of the Three Yanas 2. Hinayana: The Narrow Path 3. Mahayana: The Open Way 4. Vajrayana: The Abrupt Way 5. Restoring the Sense of Initiation 6. The Dzogchen Teacher: Presenting Everything from the Ultimate Point of View

Gradual way / sudden way Chapter Seven

T HE T ANTRIC T EACHER 1. Tantra as Ground

Appreciating relative truth Passion, pleasure, art, and sensory perceptions

2. Crazy Wisdom Teacher

Crazy wisdom

3. Inviting Chaos and Confusion

Chapter Eight

M AITRI : O PENING O UT TO THE M ANIFESTATIONS OF S PACE 1. From an Experimental Therapeutic Community to the Development of Contemplative Psychology

The creation of Maitri rooms

2. The Practice of Space Therapy

Maitri The tantric perspective: the five buddha families

3. The Maitri Center 4 . The Development of Maitri

Chapter Nine

M UDRA: S PACE A WARENESS 1. The Birth of Full Mudra Space Awareness

The creation of Mudra, the sound and perception cycles

2. The Mudra Theater Meeting 3. The Intensification Exercises 4. Mudra, Dzogchen, and Mahamudra 5. The Mudra Group 6. The Second Meeting: Being and Projecting in Space 7. The Plays

Chapter Ten

P RESENTING THE S HAMBHALA T EACHINGS 1. The Vision of the Kingdom of Shambhala 2. Discovering in Our Hearts a Sense of Genuine Initiation

Basic goodness Fear The warrior

3. The Shambhala Teachings: A Complete Cycle of Termas

Receiving the termas The king joins heaven and earth

4. How to Enter into Relationship with the Dralas

Chapter Eleven

F ROM S HAMBHALA T EACHINGS TO S HAMBHALA T RAINING 1. A Weekend of Shambhala Training 2. The Creation of Shambhala Training 3. The Five Levels of Shambhala Training 4. Presenting the Shambhala Teachings beyond the First Cycle 5. Buddhism and Shambhala

Affirming the independence of the Shambhala teachings A vaster vision Chapter Twelve

R ETHINKING E DUCATION 1. The Naropa Institute

The project The Nalanda heritage The importance of meditation A contemplative education A brief history of the Naropa Institute Official recognition

2. The Schools

Alaya, a preschool for children between two and five Vidya, an elementary school Chapter Thirteen

P ORTRAIT OF C HÖGYAM T RUNGPA AS AN A RTIST 1. The Theater 2. Photography and Cinema

The Milarepa film project

3. Poetry

Dohas and haikus Encounters with Allen Ginsberg Improvisation Poetry as personal experience

4. Painting and Calligraphy 5. Ikebana 6. A Complete Artist

Chapter Fourteen

T HE K ARMAPA’S V ISIT AND THE I NTRODUCTION OF F ORMALITIES M ANIFESTING E NLIGHTENMENT 1. Establishing a Set of Formalities

Why formalities?

2. The Karmapa’s Visit: A Turning Point

How formalities allow a “sacred vision” to be manifested An intense period of preparation A moving meeting The sacred vision Chapter Fifteen

A B UDDHISM FOR THE W EST: F OUNDING A N EW C ULTURE 1. The Sources of a New Culture: England, Japan, and Tibet

England and the West Ties, suits, and uniforms Savoir-vivre and table manners Japan Ikebana Kobun Chino Roshi and Kanjuro Shibata Sensei Oryoki Rituals Tibet

2. The World of Shambhala

The meditation room Publications and posters Pins and flags Symbolism and the magic of colors Ceremonies Midsummer’s Day Shambhala Day Chögyam Trungpa’s birthday Marriages Chapter Sixteen

F ORMS A SSOCIATED WITH S PEECH 1. Teaching Elocution: Recognizing the Importance of Speech

The threefold logic of elocution

2. The Qualities Game 3. The Shambhala Anthem and Other Songs

Chapter Seventeen

T HE C REATION OF THE C OURT 1. Daily Life with Chögyam Trungpa

Four Mile Canyon Aurora 7 550 Mapleton Avenue Eleventh and Cascade Streets

2. The Creation of a Mandala, or Court

The mandala as a field of experience The three mandalas

3. Serving Rinpoche

The three dimensions of reality and symbolic language A sense of humor Kasung, Kusung, and Shabdu

4. The Court and Mandala: A Teaching Situation

Chapter Eighteen

D HARMA A RT 1. Deliberate Art and Art in Everyday Life 2. From the Creation of Padma Jong to the Large Installations in Los Angeles and San Francisco

Padma Jong: an artists’ community At the Naropa Institute The study of dharma art

3. The Richness of Perception Transcends All Aggression

From ikebana to arranging objects Polishing the mind Chapter Nineteen

T HE S OCIAL V ISIONARY 1. The Need to Unite Spirituality and Politics to Help Others

Building a political and spiritual community Founding an “enlightened society”

2. An Enlightened Society

Facing the distress in our world Beyond individualism and subjectivity: what is a society?

3. The Political Project: Propagating Human Dignity

Enlightened society in the perspective of the Great Eastern Sun

4. Sacred Order

A hierarchical society: a way of taking care of each other and allowing for true transmission A hierarchy with neither superiors or inferiors Recognizing hierarchy provides the chance to cultivate excellence and authentic presence

5. Royalty, Democracy, and Socialism

Criticism of democracy Monarchy, or the conception of a sacred power The parliament and the role of the dekyongs Chapter Twenty

T HE M AIN F IGURES IN THE M ANDALA OF C HÖGYAM T RUNGPA 1. The Students

Assigning responsibilities Allowing everyone to find their place

2. Diana Mukpo, Sakyong Wangmo 3. Ösel Rangdröl Mukpo, Sawang and Future Sakyong 4. The Vajra Regent Ösel Tendzin

The first encounter The future Gampopa Thomas Rich officially becomes the Vajra Regent The Regent’s activities

5. The Dorje Loppön, Responsible for the Three Yanas 6. David Rome 7. The Board of Directors, the Sangyum, and the Dapöns

The board of directors The Sangyum The Dapöns Chapter Twenty-one

T HE D ORJE K ASUNG: A N E XEMPLARY P ATH 1. The Dorje Kasung, the Kasung Kyi Khyap, and the Dapöns

The creation of the Dorje Kasung David Rome becomes the head of the Kasung

2. The Path of the Kasung

Learning to be Overcoming aggression Serving the teacher

3. Encampment 4. An Army Dedicated to Wakefulness and Helping Others

Chapter Twenty-two

D EPARTURE FOR N OVA S COTIA 1. Integrating Practice into the Local Economy and Politics 2. Moving to Nova Scotia

Chapter Twenty-three

S PIRITUAL M ASTER AND M ONARCH 1. The Teacher Is One with the Nature of Each Being’s Mind 2. Contact with All Aspects of Students’ Lives 3. An Unconditional and Personal Love 4. A Man in Constant Transformation

Total abandonment

5. His Death and Continuing Presence Afterword Organizations Established by Chögyam Trungpa Books by Chögyam Trungpa Resources Acknowledgments Index

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