The Collected Works of Chögyam Trungpa, Volume 8: Great Eastern Sun - Shambhala - Selected Writings

538 Pages·2004·44.47 MB·English

by  Chögyam Trungpa

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THEC COL.LECTEO WORKS OF CHOGYAM TRUNGPA
VOLUME ONE
Bom iu Tiber • Meditation in Ach·ou • Mudra • Selected W1itings
VOLUMB TWO
Glimpses of Abltitlht~rma • Glimpses of Mahayana • Glimpse-S of
Slumyata • The Patlt Is the Goal • Tmining the A·Jiud attd Cultivating
Loviug-Kindutss • Selected \Vrir.ings
VOLUMG THREE
Cutting 71trolfglt Spiritual Mat~rialism • Tlrt Htart of the Buddha •
T!oe Myt!a of Freedom • Selected Writings
VOLUME FOUR
Tl1e Dawu ofTattt·ra • Journey \llitiJout Goal • The Lion's Roar •
An Interview with ChOgyarn Trungpa
VOLUME FIVE
Crazy Wisdom • Jlh,sion's Game • '111c: Life of .Marpa the Translator
(Excerpts) • T!oc Raiu of Wisdom (Excerpts) • T!oc S11dhaua of
Maltauwdra (Excerpts) • Selected Writings
VOLUME SIX
Glimps<J ofS pace • Orderly Chaos • Seem Bcyoud T!oouglot • T!oc
Tibet.an Book of tile Delld: Commentary • Tran.scct•dir~g Madne.u •
Selected Writings
VOLUMB SEVEN
Tloc Art ofCalligrap!oy (Excerpts) • D!oarma Art • Visual Dloarma
(Excerpts) • Selected Poems • Selected Writings
V0LUM6 J.HCtH'
Crcllt Eastern Sun: Tl1c Wisdom of S1uunb1tala • Sl~ttmbltala: Tltc Sacred
Patlt oftl~t: Warrior • Selected Writings
TH E COLLECTED WORKS OF
C "HOGYAM TRUNGPA
VO LUM E EIG H T
Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior
Great Eastern Sun:
The Wisdom of Shambhala
Selected Writings
EDITED BY
Carolyn Rose Gimian
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CONTENTS
Introduction to Volume Eight • Lx
SHAMBHALA: T HE SACREO PATH
OF TilE WARRIOR
Editor's Preface
Foreword II
PART ONE How to 8ea Warrior 13
t. Ct·eating an Enlightened Society 17
2. Discovering Basic Goodness 25
3· The Genuine Heart of Sadness 31
4· Fear and Fearlessness 35
5· Synchronizing Mind and Body 38
6. The Dawn of the Great Eastern Sun
7. The Cocoon
8. Rcnuncia[iOn and Daring 51
9· Celebrating the journey 55
to. Letting Go 61
PART Two Sacredness: The Warrior's World 69
ll. Nowncss 73
12. Discovering Magic 79
CONTENTS
~~· How to Invoke Magic 86
14. Overcoming Arrogance 93
15. Overcoming Habitual Patterns 97
16. Sacred World £0:1
17. Natural Hierarchy ·rl)[;
18. How to Rule 114
PART THREE Authentic Presence 121
19. The Universal Monarch 125
20. Authentic Presence 129
21. The Shambhala Lineage 142
Afterword by cJscl Tet~dzitJ 149
G R EAT EAsTERN suN:
Tt-tE Wlsr>OM OF SHAMBHALA
List of Poems 161
Foreword 163
Preface 165
Prologue: The Kingdom, rite Cocoon, tlu Great £asren1 Sun 169
PART ONB Profound 179
Primordial Stroke
1. A Dot in the Open Sky 181
2. Working with Early Morning Depression 188
3. Overcoming Physical Materialism 197
The Primordial Dot
4. The Cosmic Sneeze 210
5. Discipline in the Four Seasons 216
6. Mirrorlike Wisdom 223
PART Two Brilliant 233
S11crcd £xistetiCC: joining Hc11vet1 tmd £artl1
7. Sacredness: Natural Law and Order 235
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CONTENTS
8. The King of Basic Goodness
9· I low to Cultivate the Great Eastern Sun
I) A R'r iH RES just
Tlte Passi0t1 to Be
10. Blamelessness: I low to Love Yourself
n. Attaining the Higher Realms 271
12. The Big No 279
Fearless Relaxation
13. Aloneness and the Seven Virtues of the Higher Realms 289
14. The King of the Four Seasons 299
PART FOUR Powerful
Tite Warrior's Cry
15. The Basic Gasp of Goodness 307
16. Helping Others 310
17. Transmission 320
PART FIVE All-Victorious 325
Tite Warrior's Smile
18. A Question of Heart 327
19. The Mukpo Clan 330
20. Beyond Depression 336
21. The Great Eastern Sun: The Dot in Space 341
Epilog!te 344
Afterword 347
Sources 363
Author's Notes 367
Closing Dedication 370
SELECTEO WRITINGS
Basic Goodness 373
Fully 1-1 uman: Introduction to the Principles of
Shambhala Vision
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CONTENTS
The Shambhala World 388
Conquering Fear 394
Foreword to The Superhuman Life ofG esar of Ling 408
The Martial Arts and the Arr of War 413
Political Consciousness 419
A Buddhist Approach to Politics: An Interview with
Chogyam Tnl!lgpa 420
Pragmatism and Practice: An Interview with
Chogyam Trungpa 426
Natural Hierarchy 435
Conquering Comfort 439
The Seven Treasures of the Universal Monarch 443
Realizing Enlightened Society 444
Dedication of Merit • 449
Glossary • 451
Sources • 459
Acknowlcdgmellts • 461
A Biography of Chogyam Trungpa • 465
Books by Chogyam Trungpa 471
Resources • 477
Index • 481
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