Glimpses of Abhidharma

Glimpses of Abhidharma - Chogyam Trungpa
A provocative interpretation of the development of the ego and human psychology. The Abhidharma is a collection of Buddhist sciptures that investigate the workings of the mind and the states of human consciousness. From the Buddhist perspective, the creation of ego is a neurotic process based on fundamental ignorance of our true situation. Trungpa shows how an examination of the formation of ego leads to a realization of confusion and also provides an opportunity to develop real intelligence. The practice of meditation is represented as the means that enables us to see our psychological situation clearly and directly.

"The abhidharma deals with the five skandhas. The skandhas represent the constant structure of human psychology as well as its pattern of evolution and the pattern of evolution of the world. The skandhas are also related to blockages of different types - spiritual ones, material ones, emotional ones. An understanding of the five skandhas shows that once we are tuned into the basic core of egohood, then anything - any experience, any inspiration - can be made into a further blockage or can become a way of freeing ourselves. Abhidharma is a very precise way of looking at mind.

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Enlightened Society - Chögyam Trungpa

Enlightened Society - Chögyam Trungpa
In an open forum, The Venerable Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, (1939-1987) discusses a society guided by the principles of wisdom and compassion. He was a pioneer in bringing the Tibetan Buddhist teachings to North America, Europe and in 1976 introduced Shambhala.

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Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism - Chogyam Trungpa

Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism - Chogyam Trungpa
The now classic Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism is the record of two series of lectures given by Trungpa Rinpoche in 1970-71. "First discussed are the various ways in which people involve themselves in spiritual materialism, the many forms of self-deception into which aspirants may fall. After this tour of the sidetracks along the way, the broad outlines of the true spiritual path are discussed. The approach presented is a classical Buddhist one—not in a formal sense, but in the sense of presenting the heart of the Buddhist approach to spirituality. Although the Buddhist way is not theistic, it does not contradict the theistic disciplines. Rather the differences between the ways are a matter of emphasis and method. The basic problems of spiritual materialism are common to all spiritual disciplines.

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TIBETAN BUDDHISM - Dzogchen and More Ebook Collection

TIBETAN BUDDHISM - Dzogchen and More Ebook Collection
This is a massive collection of Tibetan Buddhist Ebooks from authors like Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Longchenpa, Gyatrul Rinpoche and many others. A must have for Tibetan Buddhist Practitioners.
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