Great Eastern Sun: The Wisdom of Shambhala

by Chogyam Trungpa, Carolyn Rose Gimian (Editor)

Overview

In Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior Chögyam Trungpa offers an inspiring and practical guide to enlightened living based on the Shambhala journey of warriorship, a secular path taught internationally through the Shambhala Training program.

Great Eastern Sun: The Wisdom of Shambhala is a continuation of that path. Shambhala was an exploration of human goodness and its potential to create an enlightened society—a state that the author calls "nowness." And in that spirit of nowness, Great Eastern Sun —which is accessible to meditators and nonmeditators alike—centers on the question, "Since we're here, how are we going to live from now on?"

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781570628184
Publisher:	Shambhala
Publication date:	07/17/2001
Series:	Shambhala Dragon Editions
Edition description:	1 PBK ED
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	5.99(w) x 8.99(h) x 0.80(d)

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

	Illustrations	xi
	List of Poems	xiii
	Foreword	xv
	Preface	xvii
	Prologue: The Kingdom, the Cocoon, the Great Eastern Sun	1
Part 1	Profound
	Primordial Stroke
1	A Dot in the Open Sky	17
2	Working with Early Morning Depression	26
3	Overcoming Physical Materialism	37
	The Primordial Dot
4	The Cosmic Sneeze	53
5	Discipline in the Four Seasons	61
6	Mirrorlike Wisdom	70
Part 2	Brilliant
	Sacred Existence: Joining Heaven and Earth
7	Sacredness: Natural Law and Order	83
8	The King of Basic Goodness	92
9	How to Cultivate the Great Eastern Sun	104
Part 3	Just
	The Passion to Be
10	Blamelessness: How to Love Yourself	117
11	Attaining the Higher Realms	126
12	The Big No	136
	Fearless Relaxation
13	Aloneness and the Seven Virtues of the Higher Realms	148
14	The King of the Four Seasons	161
Part 4	Powerful
	The Warrior's Cry
15	The Basic Gasp of Goodness	171
16	Helping Others	174
17	Transmission	185
Part 5	All-Victorious
	The Warrior's Smile
18	A Question of Heart	191
19	The Mukpo Clan	195
20	Beyond Depression	203
21	The Great Eastern Sun: The Dot in Space	208
	Epilogue	211
	Afterword	215
	Glossary	233
	Sources	241
	Author's Notes	245
	Resources	249
	Books by Chogyam Trungpa	251
	Index	253

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"As a loving and grateful student of Chögyam Trungpa, the Dorje Dradul of Mukpo, I am delighted that these wonderful teachings—which have so profoundly influenced and shaped my life—are now available to benefit others. May countless people have the good fortune to read this book."—Pema Chodrön, author of When Things Fall Apart

"With brilliance and good will, Chögyam Trungpa illuminates the dharma of wise society. He invites all of good heart to find a dignity in their human experience that joins together heaven and earth."—Jack Kornfield, author of After the Ecstasy, the Laundry

Editorial Reviews

"As a loving and grateful student of Chögyam Trungpa, the Dorje Dradul of Mukpo, I am delighted that these wonderful teachings—which have so profoundly influenced and shaped my life—are now available to benefit others. May countless people have the good fortune to read this book."—Pema Chodrön, author of When Things Fall Apart



"With brilliance and good will, Chögyam Trungpa illuminates the dharma of wise society. He invites all of good heart to find a dignity in their human experience that joins together heaven and earth."—Jack Kornfield, author of After the Ecstasy, the Laundry

From the Publisher