Dr Reggie Ray: American Buddhism

A senior teacher in the lineage of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Reggie talks Dharma, controversy and guides the audience through a weird form of meditation.

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Great job Whalen with an informative and entertaining interview. I studied with Reggie Ray in 2001 to become a meditation instructor, and i will always be grateful for his guidance. Since then, I’ve lost touch with him, not because he’s teaching a different type of meditation from Trungpa Rinpoche, but because i’m less interested in the path of personal happiness and solitary retreat he talks about. Given our world today, i’ve found myself more drawn to the engaged, social justice and environmental work the Sakyong’s talking about in the Shambhala Buddhist community.

Leila Bruno | Sep 7, 2008 | Reply
Actually, in Western Nepal, you’ll find many zebras in the ocean.

admin | Jul 3, 2008 | Reply
i am on my way to my second 1-month retreat with reggie. buddhist teachers as genuine, non-dogmatic, and educated as reggie are as rare as a zebra in the ocean.

khemadipa bhikkhu | Jun 20, 2008 | Reply
Wow! I found Dr. Rays’s meditation in Tricycle magazine and have been using this form. I can go deeper into meditation faster than using the breath meditation. I was interested in Dr. Ray’s explanation about why he uses it. That makes a lot of sense. Sometimes with the breath meditation I felt like just a head on a pillow. I think both forms have their purpose and place in our lives. Thanks Dr. Ray!

Carolyn Skye | May 31, 2008 | Reply