Douglas Penick
Douglas Penick, a long time student of Chogyam Trungpa, is the author of several books about Gesar of Ling, as well as the libretto for two operas: Ashoka's Dream and King Gesar, both composed by Peter Lieberson. He was also, at one time, Trungpa Rinpoche's brother in law.
No Party Line
Photo by Rachel Homer
The first time I was a teaching assistant for Trungpa Rinpoche was at Naropa Insitute in the summer of 1974. Before the classes began, I went to his...
An Unexpected Reply
Fifty years ago, Trungpa Rinpoche gave a community talk in the shrine room of the Boulder center at 1111 Pearl Street (now the Boulder Book Store). In the question and answer...
The Family Business
In 1977, I happened to be seated next to the Vidyadhara for several hours at an afternoon reception. An unbroken stream of people came up, knelt and spoke to him about...
THANK YOU
In just over two weeks, our Ocean and Chronicles communities donated *almost* $60,000 to support our year-end campaign. We do not take this lightly! With so much going on in the world, and so many organizations vying for our attention, we’re consistently floored by the generosity of our members, teachers, contributors, and friends.
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Looking in the Same Direction
Dennis Southward talks about his time in prison in the 1960s for turning in his draft card, and soon thereafter, connecting with Trungpa Rinpoche.
