Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche

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Why Meditation Can, and Should, Be Simple

Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche explains how giving up the effort and starting fresh within a session of shamatha meditation can take the pressure off.

By Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche

Mar 04, 2018

Cool Boredom

Life’s in-between moments don’t have to drive us crazy—they can calm us down.

By Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche

Oct 20, 2017

Magazine Meditation & Practice

Love Story

A cautionary tale from Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche

By Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche

Winter 2009

A Very Practical Joke

Pioneering Tibetan teacher Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche [1939-1987], founder of the Shambhala Buddhist community, examines Zen from a Tantric perspective in this talk he gave in 1974 in Barnet, Vermont.

By Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche

Summer 2007

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Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche

Trike Daily Meditation & Practice

Why Meditation Can, and Should, Be Simple

Trike Daily Teachings

Cool Boredom

Magazine Meditation & Practice

Love Story

Magazine Teachings

A Very Practical Joke