Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #374302 in Books
• Published on: 2001-09-13
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 216 pages

Synopsis
Chogyam Trungpa describes "crazy wisdom" as an innocent state of mind that has the quality of early morning-fresh, sparkling, and completely awake. This fascinating book examines the life of Padmasambhava-the revered Indian teacher who brought Buddhism to Tibet-to illustrate the principle of crazy wisdom. From this profound point of view, spiritual practice does not provide comfortable answers to pain or confusion. On the contrary, painful emotions can be appreciated as a challenging opportunity for new discovery. In particular, the author discusses meditation as a practical way to uncover one's own innate wisdom.

Customer Reviews

Powerful teachings from this controversial buddhist master
The Vidyadhara Chögyam Trungpa introduced pure buddha dharma in the west in a time of social ferment where the phenomena of the spiritual supermarket was predominant. In this book, the Vidyadhara presents the excruciatingly simple, yet devastingly direct teachnings of Padmasambhava, the tantric master who brought Buddhsim to Tibet in the eight century. Basing his book on the outrageous manifestations of Padmasambhava, Chögyam Trungpa explicits in every day language the meaning of "crazy wisdow" and what this means to the commited student of tibetan buddhism.