Cynicism and magic : intelligence and intuition on the Buddhist path

Author(s)

    • Opening the Dharma Treasury Editors Group
    • Mukpo, Diana Judith
    • Lief, Charles G.
    • Odiseos, Nikko

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Cynicism and magic : intelligence and intuition on the Buddhist path

Chögyam Trungpa ; edited by the Opening the Dharma Treasury Editors Group ; forewords by Diana Mukpo, Charles Lief, and Nikko Odiseos

Shambhala, c2021

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Summary: Based on a series of talks given by Chögyam Trungpa during the first session of what was to become Naropa University, Cynicism and Magic introduces key Tibetan Buddhist concepts, including karma, the structure of ego, the paramitas, and the bodhisattva. Employing a unique and intimate teaching style, Trungpa Rinpoche presents these concepts in a larger framework of questions we all have: What is authentic spirituality? Can I find enlightenment and freedom? How should I approach life, death, suffering, and boredom? How can I develop some discipline, patience, and sanity? Through these accessible teachings, this book will show you how to approach a living dharma with intelligence, and with a sense of openness and wonder

Contents of Works

  • Foreword by Diana Mukpo
  • Foreword by Charles Lief
  • Foreword by Nikko Odiseos
  • Editor's note
  • Introduction
  • 1. Be cynical
  • 2. Things as they are
  • 3. Our basic stupidity
  • 4. Surrender
  • 5. Karma
  • 6. The narrow path and the open path
  • 7. Borrowing the Buddha's heart
  • 8. Zen and sanity
  • 9. The fourth moment
  • 10. Poetry and song
  • 11. Freedom
  • 12. Magic
  • Afterword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Related books by Chögyam Trungpa
  • About the author
  • Index

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