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Christina of Crow Haven Cottage wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Chogyam Trungpa has written a guide to basic Shambhala Tibetan Buddhist teachings for contemporary men and women. It describes the sacred path of the spiritual warrior who combines gentleness with courage, seeks egolessness, experiences the world without preconditions, and holds the belief that all humanity possesses basic goodness, and the potential for enlightened conduct.
Cecelia K wrote this review Friday, July 15, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I'm fascinated with Trungpa's explanation of the cosmic mirror as the vastness of space before thoughts, hope, or fear. Despite its simple words, the concepts in the book are complex. I am grateful to have read this.”
“good”
Hashim S. wrote this review Thursday, October 28, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Brilliant advice on power, meekness and love.”
Corey K wrote this review Sunday, March 7, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is a beautiful work to read with many inspirational thoughts and suggestions. Really, it makes me want to go to Naropa. There is a lot of good to be learned from these teachings.”
Sunshine Dust wrote this review Tuesday, February 16, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This was absolutely one of my favorite Buddhist reads. I fgelt like it was meeting me where I have been forever, caught in the midst of some of the behavior changes. I like this book. It is my language. my values, my life, confirmed.”
Vincent L wrote this review Wednesday, April 23, 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Some inspiring moments, a quick read.”
bencasnocha wrote this review Monday, February 4, 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I love the concept of the Shambhala teachings and its possible application in "the real world," as opposed to trying to follow strict Buddha principles by meditating 18 hours a day, seven days a week. Unfortunately, like most of these books, there's a lot of overall "approach life with peace and love and egolessness," etc., but not enogh real life examples or sample situations to use for guidance into those states, ESPECIALLY when there's so much negative energy and stimuli out there to combat. And once the writer started to go off on tangents about the "cosmic mirror" and the "Rigden kings" I just thought he'd totally lost his original purpose for the book, which was to make the heretofore unattainable goals of Buddhadharma attainable. It's always good to be reminded that living in a positive space, with compassion for human beings is the internal place to strive for, so this book helped accomplish that. But I'm still looking for the religion/philosophy that doesn't bog everything down in generalities and focuses instead on practical applications in order to achieve some state of nirvana in this life. (Read 6/03)”
Justin M wrote this review Friday, January 4, 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
