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Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche is the quintessential spiritual guide. His teachings—steeped in ancient tradition and presented with relaxed fluency in western language and culture—are profound, accessible, and fresh. In addition to the buddhadharma, he offered the secular path of Shambhala, cultivating an appreciation of inherent bravery, dignity and goodness beyond cultural and religious bounds. Through his many books, Trungpa Rinpoche continues to be an incomparable source of wisdom and courage in the world. The Chronicles is an ongoing celebration of his profound teachings and life example.
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These teachings by Chögyam Trungpa are selected at random from Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week: the email service that brings Trungpa Rinpoche’s dharma to your inbox several times each week. For more information, or to add your name to the list, visit OceanofDharma.com.
Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week is edited and produced by Carolyn Rose Gimian. Thank you to Lady Diana Mukpo, Mrs. Gimian, and Shambhala Publications for making these teachings available on the Chronicles.
The State of Aggression
In the state of aggression, you are constantly trying to fight with someone else. Your mind is so occupied with your opponent that you are continuously defensive, trying to defend yourself in the fear that something will happen to you. Therefore, you are not able to see a positive alternative, that one could actually deal effectively with problems. Instead, your mind is clouded, and you do not have the clarity of mind to deal with situations. So you see, the ability to respond and act appropriately in situations has nothing to do with cranking up aggression. On the other hand, it is not particularly based on the pacifist idea of not fighting at all. We have to try to find a middle ground, where one engages the energy fully but without any aggression. The real way of the warrior is not to become aggressive and not to act against or be hostile to other people.
Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche
Listen to this tribute from Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche [5 minutes].
Cynicism and Warmth
Chogyam Trungpa rendered in charcoal by William Gilkerson
Meditation and the Fourth Moment
You have past, present, and future, and then you have the fourth moment.
Magic
This is the final talk of the Tibetan Buddhist Path, a 14-talk seminar from 1974
The Charnel Ground
This is Talk Three from the 1975 Sadhana of Mahamudra Seminar
Meeting the Guru
I expected something extraordinary to happen ... but nothing happened, and he was very pleased.