T C W C T HE OLLECTED ORKS OF HÖGYAM RUNGPA VOLUME ONE Born in Tibet • Meditation in Action • Mudra • Selected Writings VOLUME TWO Glimpses of Abhidharma • Glimpses of Mahayana • Glimpses of Shunyata • The Path Is the Goal • Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness • Selected Writings VOLUME THREE Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism • The Heart of the Buddha • The Myth of Freedom • Selected Writings VOLUME FOUR The Dawn of Tantra • Journey without Goal • The Lion’s Roar • An Interview with Chögyam Trungpa VOLUME FIVE Crazy Wisdom • Illusion’s Game • The Life of Marpa the Translator (Excerpts) • The Rain of Wisdom (Excerpts) • The Sadhana of Mahamudra (Excerpts) • Selected Writings VOLUME SIX Glimpses of Space • Orderly Chaos • Secret Beyond Thought • The Tibetan Book of the Dead: Commentary • Transcending Madness • Selected Writings VOLUME SEVEN The Art of Calligraphy (Excerpts) • Dharma Art • Visual Dharma (Excerpts) • Selected Poems • Selected Writings VOLUME EIGHT Great Eastern Sun: The Wisdom of Shambhala • Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior • Selected Writings THE COLLECTED WORKS OF CHÖGYAM TRUNGPA VOLUME THREE Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism The Myth of Freedom The Heart of the Buddha Selected Writings EDITED BY Carolyn Rose Gimian SHAMBHALA • BOSTON & LONDON • 2010 Shambhala Publications, Inc. Horticultural Hall 300 Massachusetts Avenue Boston, Massachusetts 02115 www.shambhala.com © 2003 by Diana J. Mukpo Introduction to Volume Three © 2003 by Carolyn R. Gimian Frontispiece: Chögyam Trungpa teaching “The Battle of Ego” at the Wesley Foundation, Boulder, Colorado, 1971. Photographer unknown. From the collection of the Shambhala Archives. See the Sources section at the back of this book for a continuation of the copyright page. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Trunpga, Chögyam, 1939– [Works. 2003] The collected works of Chögyam Trungpa / edited by Carolyn Rose Gimian; forewords by Diana J. Mukpo and Samuel Bercholz.—1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. eISBN 978-0-8348-2152-1 ISBN 978-1-59030-025-1 (v.1) ISBN 978-1-59030-026-8 (v.2) ISBN 978-1-59030-027-5 (v.3) ISBN 978-1-59030-028-2 (v.4) ISBN 978-1-59030-029-9 (v.5) ISBN 978-1-59030-030-5 (v.6) ISBN 978-1-59030-031-2 (v.7) ISBN 978-1-59030-032-9 (v.8) 1. Spiritual life—Buddhism. 2. Buddhism—Doctrines. I. Gimian, Carolyn Rose. II. Title. BQ4302.T7823 2003 294.3′420423—dc22 2003058963 CONTENTS Introduction to Volume Three CUTTING THROUGH SPIRITUAL MATERIALISM Foreword Introduction Spiritual Materialism Surrendering The Guru Initiation Self-Deception The Hard Way The Open Way Sense of Humor The Development of Ego The Six Realms The Four Noble Truths The Bodhisattva Path Shunyata Prajna and Compassion Tantra THE MYTH OF FREEDOM AND THE WAY OF MEDITATION Foreword Editors’ Preface Enthronement 1. The Myth of Freedom 2. Styles of Imprisonment 3. Sitting Meditation 4. Working with the Emotions 5. Meditation in Action 6. The Open Way 7. Devotion 8. Tantra Mahāmudrā Upadesa Appendix THE HEART OF THE BUDDHA Acknowledgments Editor’s Foreword Part One: Personal Journey 1. What Is the Heart of the Buddha? 2. Intellect and Intuition 3. The Four Foundations of Mindfulness 4. Devotion Part Two: Stages on the Path 5. Taking Refuge 6. Bodhisattva Vow 7. Sacred Outlook: The Practice of Vajrayogini Part Three: Working with Others 8. Relationship 9. Acknowledging Death 10. Alcohol as Medicine or Poison 11. Practice and Basic Goodness: A Talk for Children 12. Dharma Poetics 13. Green Energy 14. Manifesting Enlightenment Appendixes The Bön Way of Life The Vajrayogini Shrine List of Sources SELECTED WRITINGS The Wisdom of Tibetan Teachings Transcending Materialism Cutting Through The Tibetan Buddhist Teachings and Their Application The Three-Yana Principle in Tibetan Buddhism Cynicism and Warmth Dome Darshan Tower House Discussions I and II Report from Outside the Closet Freedom Is a Kind of Gyp: An Interview with Chögyam Trungpa The Myth of Don Juan: An Interview with Chögyam Trungpa Foreword to The Jewel Ornament of Liberation Foreword to Mandala Foreword to Living Dharma Foreword to The History of the Sixteen Karmapas of Tibet Foreword to Buddha in the Palm of Your Hand Foreword to Women of Wisdom Foreword to Mahāmudrā Glossary Sources Acknowledgments A Biography of Chögyam Trungpa Books by Chögyam Trungpa Resources Index