To celebrate Shambhala Day and Losar, the Library presents two seminars which capture the fearless spirit of the Fire Horse: Warriorship in the Three Yanas (RMDC, CO, 1978) and How to Manifest Enlightened Society (Boulder, CO, 1980). Explore both series and access the recordings below.
Seminar Playlists
Warriorship in the Three Yanas (RMDC, CO, 1978. Audio)
A seminar on the courageous journey of the warrior—a person who faces each moment of life with openness and fearlessness—through the hinayana, mahayana, and vajrayana paths. Based on the practice of meditation, Chögyam Trungpa describes the progression from getting to know our mind, discovering our basic goodness (buddha nature), transplanting the compassionate and gentle moon in our heart (bodhichitta) and the intelligent and uplifted sun in our head, and appreciating the world as sacred. These talks are the basis for chapters 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6 of Chögyam Trungpa’s book Smile at Fear: Awakening the True Heart of Bravery (Shambhala Publications, 2010).
- Talk 1: Facing Yourself
- Talk 2: The Moon in Your Heart
- Talk 3: The Sun in Your Head
- Talk 4: Indestructible Nature
- Talk 5: Sacred World
- Full Seminar Playlist
How to Manifest Enlightened Society (Boulder, CO, 1980. Audio)
In this seminar, Trungpa Rinpoche provides a map for how to be in the world with others, while cultivating basic goodness, egolessness, joyful discipline, and compassion. He describes how creating enlightened society is based on mindfulness-awareness meditation and requires fearlessly facing our basic goodness, freeing ourselves from ego-clinging, and maintaining our awareness. Other subjects of this rich, comprehensive seminar include working with resistance to meditation, devotion to the teacher, appreciation of all beings, and unconditional cheerfulness.
- Talk 1: Basic Goodness
- Talk 2: Discipline Free From Laziness
- Talk 3: Gentleness and Compassion
- Talk 4: Discovering Enlightened Society
- Full Seminar Playlist
Learn More
Read Smile at Fear: Awakening the True Heart of Bravery by Chögyam Trungpa, edited by Carolyn Rose Gimian. (Shambhala Publications, 2010)