Shambhala: Sacred Path of the Warrior
by Chogyam Trungpa
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Author: Chogyam TrungpaEditor: Carolyn Rose Gimian
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1988
ISBN: 0877732647
Number of pages: 202
Publisher: Shambhala
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Summary: 5 Stars
The Shambhala teaching as developed by the late visionary and adventurer Chogyam Trungpa, in my view, has three qualities to commend.
_Shambhala_, when practiced earnestly and with attention (as you would when learning any new skill), really does empty people of their neuroses, leaving good-hearted people to freely do their thing in the company of friends. Good work if you can get it.
It's accessible. Compare Trungpa Rinpoche's prose in _Shambhala_ to, say, Tarthang Tulku's in _Time, Space, and Knowledge_ (a vision born, in a sense, as Shambhala's twin). Trungpa Rinpoche here sacrifices some precision for improved directness and accessibility, trusting his readers to work out the complexities and nuances on their own, or among friends. In other words, _Shambhala_'s surface transparency does not give you license to be lazy in your inquiry. It just gives you a tidy laboratory in which to begin.
Lastly, you can go somewhere with this stuff, because the set of skills and vocabulary Trungpa Rinpoche introduces to you is relevant to the muggle world and the magical one. You're free to see how _Time, Space, and Knowledge_ and _Shambhala_ mutually illumine one another, and to compare the curiously mirrored circumstances under which each body of knowledge arose and continues to arise. Check out how Tenzin Wangyal's practice of the Five Warrior Syllables (do a google search) may support your aims as a warrior in sitting meditation, or in your aikido training, or whatever inquiry you've led yourself into. Why not? You're still learning, you're still golden. Ever read Guenther's _Matrix of Mystery_?
Final notes: Some reviewers below have mentioned Trungpa Rinpoche's wild, self-destructive behavior as a source of concern. (He wasn't too concerned about it, but I think we ought to be.) Get the facts; he was, in fact, an alcoholic, and a spiritual genius, and a great teacher. The chapter "How do you Make Yourself a Body Without Organs?" in Deleuze and Guattari's _A Thousand Plateaus_ can give you some insight into what Trungpa Rinpoche was working at.
Have fun!
Summary of Shambhala: Sacred Path of the Warrior
In this practical guide to enlightened living, Chögyam Trungpa offers an inspiring vision for our time, based on the figure of the sacred warrior. In ancient times, the warrior learned to master the challenges of life, both on and off the battlefield. He acquired a sense of personal freedom and power?not through violence or aggression, but through gentleness, courage, and self-knowledge. The Japanese samurai, the warrior-kings of Tibet, the knights of medieval Europe, and the warriors of the Native American tribes are a few examples of this universal tradition of wisdom.With this book the warrior's path is opened to contemporary men and women in search of self-mastery and greater fulfillment. Interpreting the warrior's journey in modern terms, Trungpa discusses such skills as synchronizing mind and body, overcoming habitual behaviors, relaxing within discipline, facing the world with openness and fearlessness, and finding the sacred dimension of everyday life. Above all, Trungpa shows that in discovering the basic goodness or human life, the warrior learns to radiate that goodness out into the world for the peace and sanity of others.
The Shambhala teachings?named for a legendary Himalayan kingdom where prosperity and happiness reign?thus point to the potential for enlightened conduct that exists within every human being. "The basic wisdom of Shambhala," Trungpa writes, "is that in this world, as it is, we can find a good and meaningful human life that will also serve others. That is our true richness."
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