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THE SI<ULLCUP & & THE TEACUP THE SKULLCUP THE TEACUP & THE SKULLCUP Chogyam Trungpa on Zen and Tantra Judith L. Lief and David Schneider, Editors VAJRADHATU PUBLICATIONS HALt FAX 2007 VAJRADHATU PUBLICATIONS 1084 Tower Road Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada B3H 2Y5 (902) 421-1550 [email protected] www.shambhalashop.com © 2007 by Diana J. Mukpo Photographs courtesy of the Shambhala Archives Frontispiece: photograph by Cynthia McAdams Back cover photo by Ray Ellis Design: Liza Matthews First edition All rights reserved. No parr of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, decrronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by an information storage retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. PRINTED IN CANADA Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Trungpa, Chogyam, 1939-1987. The teacup and the skullcup : Chogyam Trungpa on Zen & Tantra I Judith L. Lief and David Schneider, editors. Includes index. ISBN 978-1-55055-024-5 1. Zen Buddhism--Relations--Tantric Buddhism. 2. Tantric Buddhism--Relations--Zen Buddhism. 3. Buddhism--Doctrines. I. Lief, Judith L. II. Schneider, David, 1951- Ill. Title. BQ9269.6.T3T78 2006 294.3'927 C2006-905713-3 This book is based on two seminars, each titled "Zen and Tantra," given by Trungpa Rinpoche in 197 4. The first four talks took place at Tail of the Tiger Buddhist Retreat Center in Barnet, Vermont, January 1-4, 1974. The final three talks took place in Boston, Massachusetts, February 15-17, 1974 . NOTE ON TERMS: Sanskrit and Tibetan terms, when defined, are shown in italic at first instance. Tibetan terms are spelled phonetically and no transliteration is given. Since "Zen" is a specific type of Buddhist school of thought, it is always capitalized; "tantra"-literally translated as "continuity"-is a broad general term for vajrayana. It is shown in lower case. Diacritics are used on Sanskrit words in the title and in the direct quote from The Life and Teachings ofN aropa, but not used otherwise. "Trust in the Heart" ("Hsin-Hsin Ming"), which appears in Buddhist Texts Through the Ages, translated and edited by Edward Conze, I. B. Horner, David Snellgrove, and Arthur Waley, is used by permission from Oneworld Publications. "Oxherding" from The Collected Works ofChogyam Trungpa, Volume One. Edited by Carolyn Rose Gimian. Shambhala Publications: Boston & London, 2003. Used by permission. David Schneider's "Introduction" is adapted from a longer essay in Recalling Chogyam Trungpa by Fabrice Midal. Shambhala Publications: Boston & London, 2005. Used by permission from Shambhala Publications. The Venerable Shunryu Suzuki Roshi: "A Recollection of Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha" from Garuda: Tibetan Buddhism in America, © 1972 by Diana J. Mukpo. Original publication © by Tail of the Tiger, Barnet, Vermont and Karma Dzong, Boulder, Colorado. Used by permission. "Solitary Rock" calligraphy by Chi:igyam Trungpa. From Garuda: Tibetan Buddhism in America, ©1972 by Diana]. Mukpo. Original publication© by Tail of the Tiger, Barnet, Vermont and Karma Dzong; Boulder, Colorado. Used by permission. Heath Robinson's illustration of "Pancake-Making Machine" found on page 102 of William Heath Robimon by James Hamilton (Pavilion Books Limited, London) is reproduced by permission of Pollinger Limited and the Estate of Mrs. J. C. Robinson. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ................................ , ... ix by Tensho David Schneider ON TRUST IN THE HEART (Hsin-Hsin Ming) ........... xxv PART ONE: THE AWAKENING OF PRAJNA Very Practical joke ..................................... 1 Precision and Vastness ................................. 17 Artists and Unemployed Samurai ......................... 39 Wild Zen, Crazy Tantra ............................... 51 PART Two: THE NET OF DISCIPLINE Trapping the Monkey ................................. 71 Beauty and Absurdity ................................. 83 Dynamic Stillness and Cosmic Absorption ................... 97 PART THREE: 0XHERDING Oxherding Pictures .................................. ll5 PART FOUR: SUZUKI ROSH! Suzuki Roshi: A Recollection of Buddha, Dharma, Sangha ..... 131 ACNOWLEDGMENTS ............................... 134 SOURCES ............................. •.• .......... 135 INDEX ............................................ 136 vii
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