Meditation in Action

by Chogyam Trungpa, Sam Bercholz (Afterword)

Overview

This classic teaching by a Tibetan master continues to inspire both beginners and long-time practitioners of Buddhist meditation. Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche shows that meditation extends beyond the formal practice of sitting to build the foundation for compassion, awareness, and creativity in all aspects of life.

He explores the six activities associated with meditation in action—generosity, discipline, patience, energy, clarity, and wisdom—revealing that through simple, direct experience, one can attain real wisdom: the ability to see clearly into situations and deal with them skillfully, without the self-consciousness connected with ego

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780834821262
Publisher:	Shambhala
Publication date:	11/23/2010
Series:	Shambhala Publications
Sold by:	Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format:	eBook
Pages:	112
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Chögyam Trungpa (1940–1987)—meditation master, teacher, and artist—founded Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, the first Buddhist-inspired university in North America; the Shambhala Training program; and an international association of meditation centers known as Shambhala International. He is the author of numerous books including Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior, Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism, and The Myth of Freedom.

Table of Contents

The Life and Example of Buddha 1

The Manure of Experience and the Field of Bodhi 15

Transmission 31

Generosity 37

Patience 51

Meditation 59

Wisdom 79

Afterword 93

About the Author 101

Resources 111