Based on a series of talks given by Chögyam Trungpa during the first session of what was to become Naropa University, Cynicism and Magic introduces key Tibetan Buddhist concepts, including karma, the structure of ego, the paramitas, and the bodhisattva. Employing a unique and intimate teaching style, Trungpa Rinpoche presents these concepts in a larger framework of questions we all have: What is authentic spirituality? Can I find enlightenment and freedom? How should I approach life, death, suffering, and boredom? How can I develop some discipline, patience, and sanity? Whether you are new to Buddhism or returning to the fundamentals of your practice, this book will guide you toward experiencing a living dharma intelligently, with a sense of openness and wonder.

Cynicism and Magic Audiobook Sample

Silent in the evening
I see you
But you don't. 
In my mind,
You have spoken one thousand words
Made me laugh 
Made me ponder.
 
Silent in the evening
It is easy when you are around
Surrounded by your essence.
Often confused by the tremors of love
Life is a whore.

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In this spontaneous talk, Rinpoche discusses how to understand morality within the context of non-duality. Also, the relationship between non-duality and bodhicitta, how to be useless in day to day life, what are the obstacles to enlightenment, and how to have love and compassion towards oneself, amongst other things.

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Buddhism & Morality, 6 Nov 2010, Brighton, UK

The song is about counsel given from an elder advising their children and grand children to not get lost in the woods and to know how to find their way back to the village homestead. The woods in our modern context is the city and we're tasked with remembering where home is. By home I mean home, home. Ni songo gela is Venda for 'don't get lost or don't lose your way'. 

Ni Songo Xela

inspired by our lord and savior Bill Evans

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りそうしゅぎ

Get it here

closer to me

Madhyamakavatara, Introduction to the Middle Way (Parts 4) - Sydney, Australia, 2004

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Madhyamika - Sydney 2005

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Muk Gyewol Korean Traditional Song

Cheongchunga

Uttaratantra Shastra, Part 3 - Bangalow, NSW, Australia

Uttaratantra Part 3

Uttaratantra Part 3, Track 5

Triple Gem, August 2014, Auckland, NZ

The triple gem refers to the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha: the three pillars of the buddhist path. When we take refuge in the three jewels we let go of our old values and step outside our comfort zone to begin to deconstruct the paradox of how we exist as a mass of tangled emotions, while at the same time we are the Buddha. Ultimately there is only one jewel, which we will eventually have to discard, just as we abandon the boat we have taken once we reach the other shore. Letting go of the path will be the hardest and most interesting part of our journey.  

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Triple Gem, August 2014, Auckland, NZ_02

Heart Sutra Teachings & Meditation, 1 February 2015 - Hong Kong, China

The Heart Sutra or Prajñāpāramitā is the quintessence of the Mahayana teachings. This sutra can protect us from all the problems caused by our deluded conceptions of this mundane world. Our projections lead to action and action to reaction, to create an ordered system: samsara. “Form is emptiness, emptiness is form” gives us the tools to destabilise samsara and find liberation, but we can only experience this emptiness directly through practice. Meditation is a method for us to access the wisdom of emptiness but eventually must itself be deconstructed, just as a boat is abandoned once we reach the other shore.

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