Greater Vision
We prefer to wear sunglasses, rather than facing the brilliance of the sunshine. We put on a hat and gloves to shield ourselves, fearing that we might get burned. The colorfulness of relationships, household chores, business enterprises and our general livelihood are too irritating. We are constantly looking for padding so that we don’t run into the sharp edges of the world. That is the essence of wrong belief. It is an obstacle to seeing the wisdom of the Great Eastern Sun, which is seeing greater vision beyond our own small world.
As far as tantra is concerned, magic is working with the real world on a completely ordinary level. Magic is completely relevant to our world, our life and our path.
Touch and Go
Chögyam Trungpa's Epic Journey to the West
It Was the Memory of His Kindness
I read something recently that recalled the evening I heard Chögyam Trungpa speak in Toronto in the autumn of 1971. My memories of that evening come back to me...
The Karme Choling Rock Garden
“The Japanese would be very proud of this!” -CTR
Sound and Noise
Roshi's Teachings on the Sandōkai
On Meeting Thomas Merton
"The first genuine person I met from the West" -Trungpa Rinpoche
Remembrance
My first perception of Khyentse Rinpoche was that of a wonderfully loving grandfather.
Meditation and the Fourth Moment
The experience of egoless insight and nowness, or the fourth moment
Changling Rinpoche to Teach on Yeshe
Changling Rinpoche will teach live on Ocean this Sunday
The Samadhi of the Guru
This is a 2007 recording of Susan Edwards reading her piece, The Samadhi of the Guru, on KGNU Radio in Boulder with music by Thomas Lenk.
Journey to Taktsang
Travel with Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche from Scotland to Taktsang in 1968, and hear him talk about receiving the Sadhana
Foreword to The Rain of Wisdom
...the older I get, the more of a Kagyü person I become. -CTR
The Dawn of Enlightenment
The Star of Bethlehem
Such Thunderstorm
Barbara Bash calligraphs these words from the Vidyadhara's will; soundtrack by Steve Gorn
Remembering and Rejoicing in our Connection
Rejoicing in our connection
Longer Range Questions
After almost seventeen years of Chronicling, a lot has happened: an oral history collection has been gathered, the two websites (Chronicles and Ocean) have been developed, and Ocean has grown into an engaging Dharma community. All of this is ongoing, and being a part of making it work continues to be a great joy. At this point, we would like to ask some longer range questions. READ MORE
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