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The Mahasiddha and His Idiot Servant: Chogyam Trungpa’s Butler’s Bio »

GURUJI'S MR. JEEVES   Called the most important spiritual teacher of the 20th century, Chögyam Trungpa catalyzed the transmission of Tibetan Buddhism from his devastated country to the…

Bhutan: Pilgrimage to the Last Buddhist Kingdom, via Frank Berliner »

     ~ via Frank Berliner, professor at Naropa University and senior student of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. From elephant's Spring 2006 issue. OCTOBER 7 &…

The Basics of Sitting Meditation: Chögyam Trungpa, Rinpoche’s Dathun Letter »

In 1973, the Tibetan meditation master Chögyam Trungpa introduced a month- long period of meditation called dathün, which he recommended to all of his students.…

Open Letter of Concern from Bill Karelis re: Shambhala Mountain Center’s need for support. »

Due to the sensitive nature of this Open Letter, some numbers have been removed. The essence remains. To the Noble Sangha: About four months…

Quote of the Week: Chögyam Trungpa, Buddhist Teacher: “Pride is Humility is Genuineness.” »

Real Humility Is Genuineness  Humility, very simply, is the absence of arrogance. Where there is no arrogance, you relate with your world as an…

If Life is Illusory, Is Death Real? Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche on how to be with the Terminally-Ill. »

Searching for Buddhist quotes on how to work with death and imperpanence, I ran across this quote on how to communicate with the terminally ill.…











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  • The Dhamma Brothers: East meets West in the Deep South

    The Dhamma Brothers: East meets West in the Deep South