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Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior
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Hmmm, once upon a time Trungpa comes out to a large audience waiting to hear his lecture. He was late. When he finally appears, dead drunk, he stumbles to the mic and states simply, "You read the book" and walks away. For this the people in attendance had paid five bucks.
I'm glad that so many Americans have found Buddhism to soothe their agnostic needs to have a God who does not exist but as the author of this book states about his final (and arguably best) text, "it's secular". Trungpa was a freak and he died an alcoholic death, swollen liver. The straight forward philosophy of basic goodness, you get what you give, and pain in Shambhala is sort of trumped up with needless magical prose and Chogyam's air of self importance no doubt fueled by his naive but well meaning devotees. Here's lookin at you Boulder.
I'm glad that so many Americans have found Buddhism to soothe their agnostic needs to have a God who does not exist but as the author of this book states about his final (and arguably best) text, "it's secular". Trungpa was a freak and he died an alcoholic death, swollen liver. The straight forward philosophy of basic goodness, you get what you give, and pain in Shambhala is sort of trumped up with needless magical prose and Chogyam's air of self importance no doubt fueled by his naive but well meaning devotees. Here's lookin at you Boulder.
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Oct 25, 2021 11:22AM
We all have a dark side. I think it is unfair to raise up Chogyam Trungpa's failure to conquer his habitual patterns as the main focus of the review of this incredible book. The man was a genius - there is no doubt about that. This book is absolutely remarkable in its scope of vision - especially in human psychology that he obviously has a intuitive understanding of and to me, a magical way to get the reader to understand. I am especially grateful to Chogyam Trungpa for imparting knowledge and compassion to his student and the beloved Buddhist nun, Pema Chodron. She continues to spread his messsage to us all - to aspire to be spiritual warriors - in such a down to earth and often humorous way. Her teachings are Chogyam Trungpa's teachings. I'm sorry you got cheated out of a good dharma talk, Charlie. That wasn't right. I hope you'll forgive Trungpa Rinpoche and be able to embrace his profound teachings.
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