I studied at the Shambhala NYC center years ago, but once I found out more about his personal life and his actions - I grew disillusioned with him, the sub-culture and his followers., who would not acknowledge it. I wish he practiced what he taught. He was an alcoholic, a womanizer, among other things. However, these teachings make so much more sense to me than anything else I’ve learned in my lifetime and I keep coming back to the books, notes and practice on my own. Pema Chodron is one of his most famous students.

@juanitoviejo2121

Ай бұрын

Having striven for mind's nourishment, Sharpening the spearhead of intellect, I discovered permanent parents Whom I can never forget.

Rinpoche is simply the best

Reading his book "The Myth Of Freedom" It is DYNAMITE...the most lucid stimulating text on meditation and buddhism I have read.

@maatstampij

6 жыл бұрын

read it over and over....

@myramedicinewindkay813

3 жыл бұрын

That book, & "Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism" started me on the never-ending Buddhist Path in 1982, ended up with him at Naropa. Luckily, the Institute was closed, during his Cremation, as i went into 10 days of Ecstasy during his Mahasamadhi. I was the Receptionist then, & volunteered to take care of the Dean-Peter Hurst's son while he & wife went to Vermont for the Ceremony.

@richerite

2 жыл бұрын

@@myramedicinewindkay813Thanks for sharing. Which lineage do you follow now?

@myramedicinewindkay813

2 жыл бұрын

@@richerite Eclectic, on my own: Red Tara, main practice; Shambala thru Warrior Assembly; also, Machig Labdron; Yeshe Sogyal; Troma; & daily Guru Rinpoche, Vajrasattva & 4 Armed Mahakala. My teacher is H.E. Dzongzar Khyentse Rinpoche, but no current contact. I'm in Cortez, CO with no sangha.

@myramedicinewindkay813

2 жыл бұрын

@@richerite Time is collapsing. I now do a short daily px on my own, which includes: Refuge, Guru Rinpoche, Bodhisattva & Vajrasattva in am & Red Tara, Dorge Yudronma, Mahakala in pm. Nyingma.

I love him... big fan I am. one of his nameless children.

The most inspiring teacher!!

Namaste. The Tulku left us ALL much to adjust to. Thankful are We.

Perfectly lovely! Thank you!

Amazing simplicity and wisdom!

Thanks Trungpa!

This is meditation... the no bullshit approach!

@starofeleusis

10 жыл бұрын

yeah man hes just way beyond :-)

@hologramhouse729

8 жыл бұрын

I'm curious which of the classic methods your consider bullshit approaches lol

@ObakuZenCenter

3 жыл бұрын

@@hologramhouse729 The classic methods, for the most part, aren't bullshit. Much that's called meditation nowadays though, particularly the New Age type methods, absolutely are bullshit.

@GizzyDillespee

Жыл бұрын

@@hologramhouse729 It's been 6 years, but I can answer your question, at least for the tradition I was raised in. Here in America, the "classic" method of meditation they teach, that they tried to teach me as a kid, is to "breathe in what's good, and breathe out the bad". I'm not kidding. I know a local American karate/Tai chi instructor who still teaches kids exactly that. We teach to pollute with every single breath. Instead of basic goodness, we teach the exact opposite - "original sin". That's why people think they can't transform bad into good, only the other way around. We teach to breathe out shit, so I call it bullshit. We also teach to focus more on the in-breath, rather than the dissolution. So this leads to self-obsession and pollution. Luckily there was a priest (Fr. Lavin, ostensibly the "art" teacher) who taught us more fruitful meditation techniques. Not the most profound techniques, but good for our situation. Even though he was a catholic priest, it was obvious he'd been to some "interfaith" retreats. IOW, we were lucky to have a weirdo teacher, because the classic New York American technique was to be full of ourselves and pollute. But even a brief, regular switcheroo, of real meditation, was enough to keep the door open.

谢谢分享。非常感恩

Thanks for putting these old videos out. We appreciate that and they are helpful! Very interesting to a person like myself who have not been in the presence of this Guru/teacher!

@giorgiorosa4402

Жыл бұрын

Find another guru.

@yeet-gv5fx

11 ай бұрын

@@giorgiorosa4402🤓☝️

Thank you.

Beautiful

Very helpful, thank you for uploading this. Crazy Wisdom Lives on.

I appreciate Chogyam Trungpa’s effort to instruct us on how to meditate. Studying various opinions, including that of Krishnamurti’s and from Buddhist traditions, I have come to my own conclusion, that meditation is a state, not an act. Therefore, to repeat Jiddu Krishnamurti, there is no method. It is the state in which just the observation of disorder in our mind happens. Trungpa says the same. In other words, you don’t need someone to lead you, for this. Which also means, We are the ones who create gurus, due to our need for a stimulating narrative. We should blame ourselves, if we must.

@myramedicinewindkay813

3 жыл бұрын

We did need a Teacher, up until the Seal of the Era of Prophets. During the GMO'ing of Humanity, Moses represented The Father of Humanity, with the 10 Commandments, as People in that sector of Creation didn't even know yet, "Thou Shalt Not Kill" Then Jesus taught Love, saying He would "Met us in The Temple" (the body). During the time of Mohammed (PBOH), the Tent of Abrahamic Seeding supposedly caught up to Buddhic civilizations. Now (& always), the Teacher (The Awakened One) is Within. I Remember CTR telling us that we'd probably live to see the "degeneration of the Human Species", that we needed to continue Meditation Practice in groups, to hold the Awake Vibration. What shocked me into remembering this is that he said, even Monks & Nuns would fall prey to this degeneration. Been looking for my Sangha ever since he passed, not in a big city.

@buddhasmilesagain

3 жыл бұрын

@@myramedicinewindkay813 I’d agree - even though you traverse the jungle alone, a teachers guidance is the light you need to make progress in the darkness. Thank You!

@myramedicinewindkay813

3 жыл бұрын

@@buddhasmilesagain Yes, i was into a 7 year cycle of a major Teacher, then alone, out on the world, putting it onto practice. Alas, most of the Great Teachers have left.

@SScherliss

2 ай бұрын

After 5 years I’d like to hear your explanation now to the question based on your practice.

@SScherliss

2 ай бұрын

I would like to add an alternative view. Since the mind is nothing but noise empty of value its content already a reflection of/on nothing what possible value can there be in such a ‘state’ of mind. if what you are “IS” prior to mind and remains after the body mind association dissolves, as it seems, then waking to your Self can happen and does apparently happen regardless of practice of any mindfull or temporal states. Pure being is an ever present reality not a state or condition and is immediately noticed irregardless of length of practice or experienced level achieved in minfullness training. A greater appreciation and simultaneously and paradoxically liberation from seeking what is Not is the only practice that can be fruitful. The fruit is already on the ground one needs only to stop shaking the trees.

i just happened to watch this june 12, 2016. could be a "Dot" moment

I am starting the path. The teachers he has left here in the moment are wonderful.

@myramedicinewindkay813

3 жыл бұрын

Courageous of you, especially during this time of Technocratic coup of Humanity attempts. There is nothing more important than Meditation. Never give up.

He was a true Bodhisattva. We learn from all cultures. His path was to help people achieve self-realization. Some humans are unable to on their own. The rainbows that appeared in the sky about three of them and around the sun as he was cremated was an affirmation of his humble presence and his reason for being here. . We all have wisdom...some do not use theirs wisely. Watch the documentary called Crazy Wisdom about his life on Netflix. Life changing...if you want to....;)

@dancingemptiness777

6 жыл бұрын

amazing spirit. amazing Grace. he truly is.

@EvaSchwarzfuss

6 жыл бұрын

Bullshit! First of all he is making money for "his teachings", which are originally from Buddha, who never asked for money!

@lentokivi

4 жыл бұрын

He was not a Bodhisattva, he was a alcohol and cocaine addict who beat his wives (he had 7 wives), tortured animals, and was grossly attached to money.

@myramedicinewindkay813

3 жыл бұрын

@@dancingemptiness777 Is, Was & Shall Always Be, Eternally. His Teachings Live On- In & Through Me!

@ObakuZenCenter

3 жыл бұрын

@@EvaSchwarzfuss That's really not how it worked. Shambala, after Trungpa, has become a business and it's teachers are uniformly mediocre, at best and con artists at worst and definitely not awake in any real sense, but originally no.

Thank you

Om Namo Love MahaGuru Ocean of Dharma Siddha ❤

Because of ignorance, stupid people only sees negativity in a genuine Guru. Because of this, Tantrayana (a swift method to reach enlightenment) is given only to the most able and wise students. They see only his drinking, but they don't know His drinking never affect His wisdom because He can control intoxication. Whether He is a Boddhisattva or not was proved during His funeral. The signs of highest spritual realization were seen by everyone. The rainbow around the sun. The Devine orange flame like cloud. I feel pity to those who criticise Him. Even Milarepa was looked down by people, so I'm not surprised to see out of 10 people there's only one wise man in today's world

@naneeleo823

3 жыл бұрын

agree very! he walked the Path . not only taught it , but lived iT . Eating up any kind of vice & transforming it.. In christian terms, you d say " martyr "

@abhisektamang454

2 жыл бұрын

drink or no drink can't deny he was a jewel of humans his message and service still lives and loves all humanity

"first step": 22:17 Meditation teaching basically is sit up straight and watch your breath and don't judge your thoughts.

@juliangiulio3147

4 жыл бұрын

As well as the possibility that you can be confronted with 'anything' from your depths... Anything... It is the greatest adventure that no longer is about sitting there physically, necessarily

@ariqos8736

7 ай бұрын

17:32

Thank you Sir. Incredibly grateful to infuse your Voice. Humble thanks for the efforts to whomever posted this. Kindly, Chime Yutso

@jerry-mind-sky

3 жыл бұрын

Nice, you found this channel. Enjoy.

@bukudattadatta955

3 жыл бұрын

What a master.how sweet how wonderful.

So much 🧡 flowing

For some reason my comment has been removed. Such potent instructions. I have made a Chinese translation of this, including his gestures and laughters as much as possible. You're welcome to it in my follow-up comment below.

@lindazh2917

2 жыл бұрын

So it seems posting the link here is blocked automatically. Please drop me a line and I'll send the link directly.

🍃❤️🌸🙏

read Ānāpānasati Sutta. There’s thousands of “meditations”, but “meditation on breath” is what historical Buddha used to actually achieve enlightenment. Breath is nice and neutral in emotional content, is always conveniently with you, and can be automatic or conscious…. you can just observe it or relax it or intensify it……

Isn't there coloured video back then?

In the Plaform Sutra of Hui-Neng it says that Meditation and Wisdom are the same. I have also heard that meditation is a noun not a verb as such, you would enter a practice of meditation and not "do it". The natural state of mind.

@myramedicinewindkay813

3 жыл бұрын

Excellent Observation! ...especially for NOW, as the Poleshift happens, transitioning Earth & Humankind back to Magnetic, Nurturing, Left-handed BEINGNESS.

@ObakuZenCenter

3 жыл бұрын

@@myramedicinewindkay813 Bollocks. Stop that nonsense. Go learn with a real teacher and knock off the mental masturbation. It only fools the gullible and, deep inside, you also know that it's nonsense.

@GizzyDillespee

Жыл бұрын

It's funny... in the west (where I'm from) we associate wisdom with thinking things through, making advantageous decisions, and so on. We're taught to rely on our thoughts to provide wisdom. Our religious text (bible) tells us that wisdom is a king who offers to cut a baby in half, in a story with so many holes it could've been the holy of holies. So, when Buddhists (Anerican practitioners, at first) told me about wisdom, it took me a hot minute to figure out it was almost the opposite to the usual aphorisms I'd associated with "wisdom", conventional wisdom if you will. I'd never considered that there could be a gap between thoughts, because my mind was thoughts, and that's what I was using to search with, like using a telescope to look for dark matter. The Dobbists scripture says "You can't see your own eyes, because what are you going to look at them with?" And the answer is you're supposed to see them in J.R. Bob Dobbs' glasses, but a clear mirror would be better, for sure. It's weird. I use nouns all day and night, but intellectually I know they don't exist, except as a practical linguistic conceptual shortcut when dealing with the world on a human time scale, dealing with mundane situations. But I don't think I can abide in the nouns of meditation and wisdom. I'm certain that compassion isn't a noun, except when thinking about it. And I'm pretty sure compassion training and wisdom training lead to the same reality, just from a different angle. The thing I'm unsure about is what, if any, is helpful language with which to think and write about this stuff. Helpful, as in, doesn't lead the reader and/or writer further into samsara, right? This wasn't meant to refute Albert's point (or the Platform Sutra!). I'm not sure why I wrote it. That's what made me worry - who else will be reading this, and what effect will it have on them? It was a good faith attempt, to share a tiny, hopefully relevant, bit of what little knowledge I've experienced in this life.

@SScherliss

2 ай бұрын

And now and now and an ah

Can't help but observe that if I'd ever found myself in the position of having to try to talk some sense to a group of yahoos such as this . . . I'd likely have taken to heavy drinking myself.

@jrmybrbr13gmailcom

3 жыл бұрын

we are yahoo

@khatsikbhu1

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao 😂

Just read the Ānāpānasati Sutta for a good lesson direct from the Buddha.

23:00

If you've been looking for the source of Pat the Bunny's sample for Don't Chicken Out from Cocoon Music, you've found it.

hi ! i need translation in french please

Shamata

thoughts like traffic! and yes people, he's drunk- if I can get over it anyone can!

@tomjones8041

7 жыл бұрын

eye of the tiger .

How many "particulars" was it? :)

@keithxander3382

3 жыл бұрын

He was particularly, particular about this particular issue regarding this particular technique for this particular meditation. 😊🙏❤️

@myramedicinewindkay813

3 жыл бұрын

The most particular Awareness I've ever experienced: Trungpa Rinpoche, The Vajra Vidyadhara, The Imperterbable Master.

17:32

Fun drinking game: drink whenever he says "particular."

@edzullo

10 жыл бұрын

So in other words you watched/listened to this entire talk and that's what you have to say. I'm sure you're just playing possum.

@xxxxx8200

10 жыл бұрын

Choying Rangdrol You must admit I have a point.

@edzullo

10 жыл бұрын

Xxxxx Yea, he also uses the term "seems to." But you must have gotten more out of it than just counting words. I found it very rich and profound. It's not the typical "how to meditate" talk. Much more profound.

@maxspoon4827

9 жыл бұрын

Trungpa would have enjoyed that particular drinking game

Alan Watts the great English boddhisattva was often pissed.Died in his sleep.

The level of negativity is also breathtaking 🐲in the comments

@SS-qk8oc

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, because this is low information, low quality, unhelpful instruction. In my opinion. Just read Ānāpānasati Sutta for a good lesson direct from the Buddha.

Closed eyes, cracked eyes, or open eyes?

@ObakuZenCenter

3 жыл бұрын

Closed or slightly open, with your gaze resting on the floor, about a meter ahead of you.

@SS-qk8oc

3 ай бұрын

defocused, not connected to “eye-sense”. closed is too conducive to “visions”, open is too conducive to “vision”…. Heavy-lidded and defocused is my recommendation. Like in the sculptures! read Ānāpānasati Sutta. There’s thousands of “meditations”, but “meditation on breath” is what historical Buddha used. Breath is nice and neutral in emotional content, is always conveniently with you, and can be automatic or conscious…. you can just observe it or relax it or intensify it…… One thing I would point out that might be helpful. When you “fall off” your meditation, it’s not the “falling off”, but the getting back on that is the thing. Actually, that’s not very helpful at all! Good luck and just do it! Conduct your own experiments and be a light unto yourself.

Everybody's a comedian, huh?

La realidad es que TODO ES EL ATMA o sea SAT CHIT ANANDA SON COMO LOS 3 VECTORES DE LA REALIDAD. pero nosotros nos identificamos con nuestro cuerpo lleno de EGO

Have a few lines , several bottles of whiskey, and a few shags. That may do the trick.

...and I don´t like this suits from Shambala Avatars... Alone this expression AVATAR is the nose keeping too high! And SHAMBALA is a spiritual world and not from this world. So, to name a course-system after that is too much!

@chewyguru

2 жыл бұрын

Shambhala is in your neighborhood.

He had a paralyses. Even so, probably he was capable of transmitting something profound more, than you sad complainers.

The tragedy of the addicted guru - surrounded by people too obsequious to call a spade a spade.

@ObakuZenCenter

3 жыл бұрын

Sadly yes, a greatly aware, awake teacher, who was also an alcoholic and who, much of the time, seems to have wanted anyone who was even a little aware themselves, to call him on some of his bullshit.

And all the people sitting there and paying for this! So, of course, they "see and feel something" in Trungpa and his "teachings"! The original is Buddha, and he never asked for money!!!!!!!!!!! Modern spirituality... how sad...

@khatsikbhu1

3 жыл бұрын

So Buddha had no sponsors like King Bimbisara?

@EvaSchwarzfuss

3 жыл бұрын

@@khatsikbhu1 He had a lot of sponsors, but never took money! That's a different you obviously don't want to see! Just pay your money for weekend courses...

@EvaSchwarzfuss

3 жыл бұрын

@@khatsikbhu1 How do you know about that... Check your informations...

@EvaSchwarzfuss

3 жыл бұрын

@UCWUSaZ1eZ6eKWPN9kjJIQ2w How do you know, what I "don't want to see"... Perhaps you are one of the (weekend courses payers) "blind followers" they believe everything from the ones you believe in and fighting everything, what comes from others... ;)

Yeah, don’t care too much about homeboy’s drink, but this is a crap meditation instruction. Just read Ānāpānasati Sutta for a good lesson direct from the Buddha.

a lot of useless blablá for such a simple thing like observing the breath. He has a horrible voice, all in the throat. He never did any real breathing exercises.

@EvaSchwarzfuss

6 жыл бұрын

First of all he is making money for "his teachings", which are originally from Buddha, who never asked for money!

@blahasuk2669

6 жыл бұрын

Not even in the same country. There is a long history of people sitting in the far east. Many people finding enlightenment. A lot of Buddha's. Gautama knew everyone had a different path, urged people to find their own way, and to extend or discard his teachings. This guy and pema helped me through my addiction, and I will be forever grateful for that. They helped me with a lot of things, through these videos and their books. So did a lot of Gautama Buddha's discourses, but these characters more so. Thanks to the Bodhisattva.

@martinratcliffe5987

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah I suppose that is true if you are looking to fall for a certain personality in a teacher. Watch his video on spiritual materialism, you might find it useful

@acquiremandarin

5 жыл бұрын

ruzickaw he had an accident and had some throat damage earlier

@ObakuZenCenter

3 жыл бұрын

Why do you keep doing this, wandering all around KZread, displaying the fact that you have no real training, no insight and no idea much of the time what you are even talking about? That is so sad and so pathetic.