Brief Encounters with a Dragon – HIGHLIGHT
Remembering Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche These few “Brief Encounters” are brought to you courtesy of the wonderful work of the folks at The Chronicles of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche “The Usual” from Valerie Lorig During 1985 and 1986 I attended Rinpoche weekly. Upon entering his room, there was often a vast sense ... continuePosted April 6, 2014 by
A Guard Story – HIGHLIGHT
Chogyam Trungpa, Rinpoche #4, 1974,Remembering Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche by Hudson Shotwell, Halifax, Nova Scotia July, 1976 I drove the Eggplant Express up Ninth Street to the Hill, parked and walked to the house for my shift. It was July, 1976. This afternoon we would be going to a friend’s ... continuePosted April 5, 2014 by
The New Age – HIGHLIGHT
Shambhala’s annual Paranirvana Day is a community gathering that celebrates the life and influence of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. The founder of Shambhala was Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche (1939-1987). Trungpa Rinpoche was the 11th descendent in the line of Trungpa tulkus, important teachers of the Kagyu lineage of Tibetan ... continuePosted April 4, 2014 by
Reborn in Tibet, 2 – HIGHLIGHT
©2013 lee weingradTribute to the Vidyadhara A Retrospective Memoir, Part 2 by Lee Weingrad “Sometimes you meet your fate on the road you took to avoid it.” ~~ Clive Owen’s character in “The International” The five mile walk crossing the Tibet-Nepal border over the path that connected the Chinese-built Friendship Highway ... continuePosted April 14, 2013 by
Reborn in Tibet – HIGHLIGHT
©2013 lee weingradTribute to the Vidyadhara, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche A Retrospective Memoir in Multiple Parts by Lee Weingrad Part 1 “In the Kagyu lineage, the physical presence of the guru is not particularly important.” ~~ H.H. Gyalwa Karmapa XVI, Karma Dzong, Community Meeting, Boulder, 1980 I have to say that even from ... continuePosted April 6, 2013 by
Exhibit of Chogyam Trungpa in Tibet now available – HIGHLIGHT
The Vidyahara Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche in the robe of the 10th Trungpa. Photo by Martin Janowitzfrom the Konchok Foundation A superb photo and text exhibit entitled “Celebrating the Life and Legacy of the Vidyadhara Chogyam Trungpa in Tibet” is now available online at the Konchok Foundation website. ... continuePosted July 16, 2012 by
Glimpses of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche’s Life and Legacy in Tibet – HIGHLIGHT
Movie Review of Glimpses by Sean Scullion Many have read Born in Tibet and accounts of Chogyam Trungpa’s life in the west, but few have heard the stories of his early life told by the Tibetans of Surmang. In a new documentary, Glimpses of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche’s Life ... continuePosted May 4, 2012 by
Twenty-Five Wishes for the Legacy Of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche – HIGHLIGHT
From the Advisory Board of the Chogyam Trungpa Legacy Project On the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the Parinirvana of the Vidyadhara Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, in furtherance of our mission, we aspire to support the realization of these aspirations, and we invite others to join in ... continuePosted May 1, 2012 by
Right Place, Right Time
by Wolfgang Blumel The year was around 1991, and I was in the middle of studying Maitri with Marvin Casper at Naropa, soaking in red Padma passion, when I found myself somewhat lost during a little weekend solo road-trip around Rocky Mountain National Park. The night had started ... continuePosted April 8, 2012 by
Inseparability
poem by Jampal Senge (Benoît Côté) On the day of the 25th anniversary of the parinirvana of the root guru, April 4th, 2012, these words came to mind after my morning practice session. May the sangha be united! Whether we like it or not Things are what they are Things ... continuePosted April 4, 2012 by
The Teacher: Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche – HIGHLIGHT
Commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the Parinirvana of the Vidyadhara, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche This year marks the 25th Anniversary of the Parinirvana (death) of the Vidyadhara, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, the founder of our community. The video below is a teaching from his seminar on the Sadhana ... continuePosted April 4, 2012 by
A Tribute to Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche by his son Gesar Mukpo
video by Gesar Mukpo Tribute to my father Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche on the 25th anniversary of his parinirvana. All media used under fair use for educational purposes. continuePosted April 3, 2012 by
A Poem to The Druk Sakyong
poem by Jan Watson Sir: We have missed you for 25 years And we long for you still. You are with us. You are here. And still we miss you. You taught us everything we need to know To mix our minds with yours, But we cling fast to duality And still we miss ... continuePosted April 3, 2012 by janwatson
Remembering the Vidyadhara, Remembering Surmang – HIGHLIGHT
article by Lyndon Comstock of the Konchok Foundation The occasion of the 25th anniversary of the parinirvana of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, XI is an appropriate moment to recall his monastery in Tibet — Surmang Dutsi Til. As he departed Surmang for the last time in 1958, Tibet ... continuePosted April 3, 2012 by
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