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8 Call 888-424-2329 ~ more books at www.shambhala.com Save 30% & Free Shipping (see back cover for details) 9 FAVORITES 8 Call 888-424-2329 ~ more books at www.shambhala.com Save 30% & Free Shipping (see back cover for details) 9 THE PROFOUND TREASURY The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma Volumes One through Three Chögyam Trungpa • Edited by Judith L. Lief e three volumes of this extraordinary work present a complete map of the Tibetan Buddhist path from beginning to end, as taught by the Vidyadhara Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. It is based on the teachings presented at the annual three-month meditation and study retreats known as the Vajradhatu Seminaries, which he led every summer from 1973 to 1986. is remark- able material—which has never before been published—presents Trungpa Rinpoche’s teaching on the hinayana, mahayana, and vajrayana in a way that joins the traditional concepts with contemplative understanding. e Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma represents a milestone in the transmission of the Buddhadharma to the West. Ships January 2013. Volume One: The Path of Individual Liberation 978-1-59030-802-8 Hardcover $69.95 Volume Two: The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion 978-1-59030-803-5 Hardcover $59.95 Volume Three: The Tantric Path of Indestructible Wakefulness 978-1-59030-804-2 Hardcover $79.95 T he material in the Profound Treasury is derived from talks the Vidyadhara Trungpa Rinpoche gave at a series of annual retreats for his senior students. At these three- month programs, called Vajradhatu Seminaries, students had the oppor- tunity to deepen both their dharmic understanding and their meditative practice. During the practice days, sit- ting meditation went from morning to evening, and during study periods, in addition to the main course taught by the Vidyadhara, there were also courses taught by his students. e basic overarching structure of each seminary was the same: the journey through the three yanas, or three stages of the path. ere were thirteen seminaries in all, in which Trungpa Rinpoche gave more than 300 talks. e material in these talks forms the basis of the three Profound Treasury volumes. Attending a seminary was like stepping into an alternate universe. e stu- dents staffing the program would basically take over an off-season remote hotel and transform it into a kind of dharma oasis. e daily schedule revolved mainly around practice and study and the tasks of supporting a meditative community of 80 to 400 participants. Being at seminary some- times felt like being in a university or study hall, at other times felt more inward and retreat-y, and at yet other times felt like a family reunion. Each seminary had a kind of arc, with a beginning period that was simple and tight, a middle period of heartfulness and warmth, and a final period of simultaneous celebration and threat. So we began with a focus- ing, paring down, and simplifying. is would lead naturally to greater relaxation and opening. And from that processed and tender atmo- sphere, something powerful and elec- trifying would emerge. One of my favorite memories from those days is when Trungpa Rinpoche invited Khenchen rangu Rinpoche to visit seminary and to give a talk. Trungpa Rinpoche was very proud of the seminary form he had created and the unique way in which it balanced periods of intensive study and intensive practice. It was a delight to see him beam as he de- scribed all this to rangu Rinpoche. For many years, transcripts of seminary talks at any level were not available without permission for anyone who had not attended at least one semi- nary. Trungpa Rinpoche particularly emphasized the need to keep his va- jrayana teachings secret. He said that his decision at the 1973 seminary to open this material in depth for Western lay practitioners was a step of great significance, to which he had given careful consideration. But at the same time, Trungpa Rinpoche also said that through his seminary teachings, he was building a valuable dharmic resource for fu- ture practitioners and scholars of the buddhadharma. As early as 1975 he was already talking with his publisher Samuel Bercholz and his editors about compiling these teachings into a three- volume set for the benefit of future students. We definitely had our own trepidations about making this material public, but after many years, it seemed timely to try to fulfill this command. In publishing Trungpa Rinpoche’s vajrayana teachings, it is our hope that some of the key safeguards for working properly with this teach- ing are respected. As he emphasized again and again, the key to working with this material is to deepen your mindfulness-awareness practice, to strengthen your compassion through exchanging yourself for others, and to work with a skillful and accomplished teacher who is worthy of your devo- tion and respect. He also stressed the need to not just jump into the vajray- ana without adequate preparation, but to first develop basic dharmic literacy and understand the way in which the three yanas—hinayana, mahayana, and vajrayana—are one seamless journey. Acharya Judith L. Lief is the editor of e Profound Treasury and the author of Making Friends with Death. The Profound Teachings of Chögyam Trungpa Remembering the Vajradhatu Seminaries, and the origin of The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma by Acharya Judith L. Lief ˜ ALSO AVAILABLE ˜ A deluxe slipcased edition, with all proceeds going to support the Chögyam Trungpa Legacy project. See shambhala.com/deluxetreasury for details. Contents: Volume One: The Path of Individual Liberation Core teachings on the nature of mind, the practice of meditation, the reality of suffering, and the hope of liberation. 704 pages, 6 x 9. Volume Two: The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion e cultivation of wisdom through understanding shunyata (emptiness) and the compassion for all beings that naturally arises from the experience of it. 528 pages, 6 x 9. Volume Three: The Tantric Path of Indestructible Wakefulness e rich practices of the “diamond ve- hicle,” with its emphasis on the student- teacher relationship and the path of devotion. 944 pages, 6 x 9. Meditation master, teacher, and artist, Trungpa Rinpoche founded Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado; the Shambhala Training program; and an international association of meditation centers known as Shambhala International. His many books include Shambhala: the Sacred Path of the Warrior and Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism. Chögyam Trungpa (1940–1987) “ Attending a seminary was like stepping into an alternate universe. ” Use your discount code to pre-order the set for $146.89. A savings of $62.96!
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THE PROFOUND TREASURY
The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma Volumes One through ThreeChögyam Trungpa • Edited by Judith L. Lief!e three volumes of this extraordinary work present a complete map of the Tibetan Buddhist path from beginning to end, as taught by the Vidyadhara Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. It is based on the teachings presented at the annual three-month meditation and study retreats known as the Vajradhatu Seminaries, which he led every summer from 1973 to 1986. !is remark-able material—which has never before been published—presents Trungpa Rinpoche’s teaching on the hinayana, mahayana, and vajrayana in a way that joins the traditional concepts with contemplative understanding. !e Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma represents a milestone in the transmission of the Buddhadharma to the West. Ships January 2013.Volume One: The Path of Individual Liberation 978-1-59030-802-8 Hardcover $69.95 Volume Two: The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion 978-1-59030-803-5 Hardcover $59.95 Volume Three: The Tantric Path of Indestructible Wakefulness 978-1-59030-804-2 Hardcover $79.95
The material in the Profound Treasury is derived from talks
the Vidyadhara Trungpa Rinpoche gave at a series of annual retreats for his senior students. At these three-month programs, called Vajradhatu Seminaries, students had the oppor-tunity to deepen both their dharmic understanding and their meditative practice. During the practice days, sit-ting meditation went from morning to evening, and during study periods, in addition to the main course taught by the Vidyadhara, there were also courses taught by his students. !e basic overarching structure of each seminary was the same: the journey through the three yanas, or three stages of the path. !ere were thirteen seminaries in all, in which Trungpa Rinpoche gave more than 300 talks. !e material in these talks forms the basis of the three Profound Treasury volumes.
Attending a seminary was like stepping into an alternate universe. !e stu-dents sta"ng the program would basically take over an o#-season remote hotel and transform it into a kind of dharma oasis. !e daily schedule revolved mainly around practice and study and the tasks of supporting a meditative community of 80 to 400 participants. Being at seminary some-times felt like being in a university or study hall, at other times felt more inward and retreat-y, and at yet other times felt like a family reunion.
Each seminary had a kind of arc, with a beginning period that was simple and tight, a middle period of heartfulness and warmth, and a final
period of simultaneous celebration and threat. So we began with a focus-ing, paring down, and simplifying. !is would lead naturally to greater relaxation and opening. And from that processed and tender atmo-sphere, something powerful and elec-trifying would emerge.
One of my favorite memories from those days is when Trungpa Rinpoche invited Khenchen !rangu Rinpoche to visit seminary and to give a talk. Trungpa Rinpoche was very proud of the seminary form he had created and the unique way in which it balanced periods of intensive study and intensive practice. It was a delight to see him beam as he de-scribed all this to !rangu Rinpoche.
For many years, transcripts of seminary talks at any level were not
available without permission for anyone who had not
attended at least one semi-nary. Trungpa Rinpoche particularly emphasized the need to keep his va-jrayana teachings secret. He said that his decision
at the 1973 seminary to open this material in depth
for Western lay practitioners was a step of great significance, to which he had given careful consideration.
But at the same time, Trungpa Rinpoche also said that through his seminary teachings, he was building a valuable dharmic resource for fu-ture practitioners and scholars of the buddhadharma. As early as 1975 he was already talking with his publisher Samuel Bercholz and his editors about compiling these teachings into a three-volume set for the benefit of future
students. We definitely had our own trepidations about making this material public, but after many years, it seemed timely to try to fulfill this command.
In publishing Trungpa Rinpoche’s vajrayana teachings, it is our hope that some of the key safeguards for working properly with this teach-ing are respected. As he emphasized again and again, the key to working with this material is to deepen your mindfulness-awareness practice, to strengthen your compassion through exchanging yourself for others, and to work with a skillful and accomplished teacher who is worthy of your devo-tion and respect. He also stressed the need to not just jump into the vajray-ana without adequate preparation, but to first develop basic dharmic literacy and understand the way in which the three yanas—hinayana, mahayana, and vajrayana—are one seamless journey.
Acharya Judith L. Lief is the editor of !e Profound Treasury and the author of Making Friends with Death.
The Profound Teachings of
Chögyam TrungpaRemembering the Vajradhatu Seminaries, and the origin of The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma
by Acharya Judith L. Lief
ALSO AVAILABLE A deluxe slipcased edition, with all proceeds going to
support the Chögyam Trungpa Legacy project.
See shambhala.com/deluxetreasury for details.
Contents:Volume One: The Path of Individual LiberationCore teachings on the nature of mind, the practice of meditation, the reality of su#ering, and the hope of liberation. 704 pages, 6 x 9.Volume Two: The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion!e cultivation of wisdom through understanding shunyata (emptiness) and the compassion for all beings that naturally arises from the experience of it. 528 pages, 6 x 9.Volume Three: The Tantric Path of Indestructible Wakefulness!e rich practices of the “diamond ve-hicle,” with its emphasis on the student-teacher relationship and the path of devotion. 944 pages, 6 x 9.
Meditation master, teacher, and artist, Trungpa Rinpoche founded Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado; the Shambhala Training program; and an international association of meditation centers known as Shambhala International. His many books include Shambhala: the Sacred Path of the Warrior and Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism.
Chögyam Trungpa(1940–1987)
“Attending a seminary was like stepping
into an alternate universe.” !"
Use your discount code to pre-order the set for $146.89. A savings of $62.96!
