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Conquering Ego’s Deceptions: The Fiction of “I” and the Four Maras

Three seminars on ego and overcoming its schemes: Conquering the Four Maras I, Conquering the Four Maras II, and Conquering Ego’s Deception. Read a feature article that explores these powerful teachings, as well as the dramatic setting for many of the talks: stormy Cape Breton, Nova Scotia in 1980 and 1981. This article includes a playlist of talks and a clip.

Transcending Madness

Judy Lief, editor of Chögyam Trungpa’s book Transcending Madness, introduces two 1971 seminars on the bardos and six realms. A playlist of the talks are included.

Skillful Means and Wisdom

An exploration of the rich historical context of the eighteen-talk seminar given in 1976 on skillful means and wisdom through the three yanas of Tibetan Buddhism. This article includes a playlist of talks, video clip, and study guide.

The Feminine Principle

Two extraordinary seminars, The Feminine Principle (1975) and EVAM (1976) that are an exploration of the tantric concepts of energy and space. A playlist of these teachings is introduced by an article and video clip.

The Tibetan Book of the Dead: Contemporary Perspectives on Death, Dying, and the Bardo

A series of interviews and historical background introducing the 1971 seminar that became the basis for Chögyam Trungpa and Francesca Fremantle’s seminal translation of The Tibetan Book of the Dead. The accompanying playlist includes the second seminar (1973) which presented teachings on what happens after death in a more accessible way.

Buddha Nature: The Seed of Enlightenment

An introduction to a trio of seminars on the essential subject of buddha nature — the inherent clarity and potential for enlightenment in everyone — given in 1975 and into 1976. (Playlist of the talks included)

A New York State of Mind

An introduction to the historic seminar “Buddhadharma Without Credentials” given in 1973 New York City.

The Dawn of Shambhala Training

The first presentation of the Shambhala teachings to the general public, where Trungpa Rinpoche introduced the vision for the newly-formed Shambhala Training program.

About Chogyam Trungpa

Born in Tibet in 1939, Chogyam Trungpa would become one of the most influential and important teachers of Buddhism in the West.