The Chronicles of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche

Chronicles Radio Presents:
Solid Stories

Excerpts from a talk by Jack Niland at the New York Shambhala Center, March 11, 2005

Listen to Jack
talk about Trungpa Rinpoche, dharma art,
and the summer of 1970.

Among the earliest of CTR's students in North America, Jack received a wealth of first-hand dharma art instruction and helped create many of the visual elements of Trungpa Rinpoche's presentation of dharma in the West. In this first talk of a weekend dharma art program in New York, Jack shares some of his stories and insights.

Here's an old snapshot of the newly painted door at Tail (Karmê Chöling), summer 1970. If you have a better photograph of the door from this era, please let us know at chronicles@chronicleproject.com.

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Jack Niland, 27 May 2005

I wanted to say something about where this talk came from. Last summer, Walter Fordham called me and said "Let's talk about Trungpa, the early days." My memories were of the usual variety but when I sat down with Walter and really started to talk, I saw that from the very beginning Trungpa was teaching dharma art / dzogchen. Since that interview I've begun to understand Trungpa in a whole new light and that resulted directly in this talk now on Chronicles Radio. I want to thank Walter for allowing all of us to bask in the light of Trungpa Rinpoche.

Hildy Maze, 27 May 2005

Completely inspiring and delightfully funny. I'm eager to hear more. Trungpa's presence is palpable listening to Jack describe the transmissions of Dharma Art. More, please?

Many thanks for this one........

Helen Berliner, 27 May 2005

Jack is a National Treasure. It's so fabulous that he agreed to give this "talk" in New York. What a precious, inimitable transmission of Trungpa Rinpoche's mind and ever-presence! Many thanks ....

Andrew Munro, 27 May 2005

Boy, the site just gets richer and richer. Waiting for the smell feature where we can actually inhale the incense. pretty great.

Mark Szpakowski, 27 May 2005

Wow! Jack Niland / Yeshe Tsogyal. This is a hidden treasure. AH

Dipping the terma bucket into peoples' hearts is what the Chronicles project is about.

Alice Haspray, 27 May 2005

Oh my goodness! Richard and I just listened to Jack's talk----absolutely amazing.
We must bring him here!

Richard Horrocks, 27 May 2005

Thank you for that splendid talk by Jack Niland. I want to hear more of him reminiscing. Surely what this fellow says on the Vidyadhara and dharma art is significant for the sangha at large. Can we expect more of him on "Chronicle Radio"? How difficult is his arm to twist?

BTW, good concept that, "Chronicle Radio".

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Thank you. You can definitely look forward to more from Jack on C Radio. W

Judith Smith, 27 May 2005

Wow! Jack's talk is fabulous!.... Great stories!!!

Sarah Whitehorn, 27 May 2005

This is so cool! I turn on my computer, and I get to listen to audio stories about Trungpa!

Chronicles Radio Presents: Solid Stories

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Chronicles Radio Presents:
Solid Stories