To conclude our month-long celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Naropa University, we explore the teachings in the Naropa Collection that were later published as popular books. The Naropa teachings are exceptional in the diversity of subject matter and the originality of Chögyam Trungpa’s approach to varied topics, from the Buddhist path to psychology to the fundamental understanding of symbolism and perception in the arts. Naturally, recordings of Chögyam Trungpa at the university have yielded material for many of his beloved publications. Books based on teachings Trungpa Rinpoche gave at Naropa include True Perception, Journey Without Goal: The Tantric Wisdom of the Buddha, The Sanity we are Born With, Cynicism and Magic, and Milarepa.
“Naropa Institute certainly influenced Chögyam Trungpa’s teaching and books, in both style and content. The school provided a big playing field with many opportunities to improvise, to experiment, and to expand his conversation with the American audience and indeed the American psyche altogether.”
Naropa Talks Become Books for All
The library is now re-releasing an article on the origins of these classic books. Take a guided tour through Chögyam Trungpa teachings and collaborations at Naropa that produced a variety of publications. This article also presents a bird’s-eye view of Trungpa Rinpoche’s presentation of the dharma during this period and the central role that Naropa played.