We are thrilled to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of Naropa University! In honor of this monumental occasion, all month long, the Digital Library will be highlighting recordings from the Naropa Collection. This rich collection presents every recorded teaching, seminar, and event that founder Chögyam Trungpa taught at Naropa University between 1974 and 1985. There are over 170 talks including:
- Major seminars on Buddhism, meditation, and Buddhist aesthetics
- Public talks on the arts, spirituality in America, psychology, and enlightened society
- Addresses at major conferences on psychology and interreligious dialogue
- The 25th Anniversary of the “On the Road” Conference in 1982
- Recordings and videos of historic poetry readings, interviews, and special events
For the first installment of this 50th Anniversary series, we are re-releasing the Guide to The Naropa Collection. You can read about the historic founding, Chögyam Trungpa’s seminal teachings there, and the notable faculty and collaborators who put Naropa on the map as a laboratory making the connections between contemplation, education, the arts, and psychology as avenues to cultural change. Also included in the guide is a playlist of collection highlights!
“The Naropa Collection is a gateway into the depth of Chogyam Trungpa’s world and teachings, and the transformative early years of Naropa University. As such, it brings to life a powerful era in the history of Buddhism and culture in the West altogether.”
Naropa Collection Guide