The Buddhist Path of Awakening Course

Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism

Overview

  • About the Course

  • Course Zoom Recordings of each class

  • Course Resources

  • About the Book: Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior

The Buddhist Path of Awakening Course (Summer, 2022):

Listen to a presentation and a discussion on the book Shambhala the Sacred Path of the Warrior by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche

"The basic wisdom of Shambhala is that in this world, as it is, we can find a good and meaningful human life that will also serve others. That is our true richness."

– Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche

Shambhala, The Sacred Path of the Warrior

Watch the recording of this book course from start to finish below. To learn how to attend our ongoing Tuesday course (live-streamed via Zoom) click here.

Zoom Recordings (June - Sept 2022)

View the Zoom recording for the course below from start to finish. If you enjoyed the class, please consider making a donation here.

  1. Class 1 (June 14, 2022): Chapter 1 & 2; “Part 1 How to Be a Warrior,” “Creating an Enlightened Society,” “Discovering Basic Goodness.” YouTube Link

  2. Class 2 (June 21): Chapter 3 & 4; “The Genuine Heart of Sadness,'“Fear and Fearlessness”: https://youtu.be/qXJmIWZxFC8

  3. Class 3 (June 28, 2022): Chapter 5 and 6: "Synchronizing Body and Mind" and , "The Dawn of the Great Eastern Sun" : https://youtu.be/TEMxeed11gU

  4. Class 4 (July 5, 2022) : , Chapter 7, “The Cocoon,” and Chapter 8, “Renunciation and Daring.” https://youtu.be/Q-JbRbrllhU

  5. Class 5 (July 12, 2022): Chapter 9, "Celebrating the Journey," and
    Chapter 10, "Letting Go." https://youtu.be/Bgw2u5EhVvk

  6. Class 6 ( July 19, 2022): Chapters 11 "Nowness" and 12 "Discovering Magic." https://youtu.be/sjv-l7gaStc

  7. Class 7 (July 26, 2022): Chapter 13, "How to Invoke Magic," and
    Chapter 14, "Overcoming Arrogance." https://youtu.be/YHooob8FrgM.

  8. Class 8 (August 3, 2022): Chapter 15, “Overcoming Habitual Patterns” and Chapter 16, “Sacred World" https://youtu.be/CpoCte17Qa4

  9. Class 9: Chapter 17 (Tuesday, August 9): "Natural Hierarchy" https://youtu.be/gO-ZB5v2y8Y

  10. Class 10: (August 16, 2022): Chapter 18, "How to Rule" https://youtu.be/Caub3EfdPB0

  11. Class 11: (August 23, 2022) Chapter 19, "The Universal Monarch." https://youtu.be/jAv2vGy6Sxk

  12. Class 12: (August 30, 2022): Chapter 20, “Authentic Presence" - Two parts: Part 1 is available at https://youtu.be/OZfHkZamSgo and Part 2 is available at https://youtu.be/EC4oVkmXQls

  13. Class 13- Final Class: (September 6, 2022): Part Three - Authentic Presence, Chapter 21, “The Shambhala Lineage." https://youtu.be/nqEoKONt0Tk

  14. Next class are readings from selected chapters from the book Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism by Chögyam Trungpa. Learn more

Course Resources and Links

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About the Book Shambhala: Sacred Path of the Warrior

Written by Chögyam Trungpa

In this practical guide to enlightened living, Chögyam Trungpa offers an inspiring vision for our time, based on the figure of the sacred warrior. In ancient times, the warrior learned to master the challenges of life, both on and off the battlefield. He acquired a sense of personal freedom and power--not through violence or aggression, but through gentleness, courage, and self-knowledge. The Japanese samurai, the warrior-kings of Tibet, the knights of medieval Europe, and the warriors of the Native American tribes are a few examples of this universal tradition of wisdom. With this book the warrior's path is opened to contemporary men and women in search of self-mastery and greater fulfillment. Interpreting the warrior's journey in modern terms, Trungpa discusses such skills as synchronizing mind and body, overcoming habitual behaviors, relaxing within discipline, facing the world with openness and fearlessness, and finding the sacred dimension of everyday life. Above all, Trungpa shows that in discovering the basic goodness or human life, the warrior learns to radiate that goodness out into the world for the peace and sanity of others. The Shambhala teachings--named for a legendary Himalayan kingdom where prosperity and happiness reign--thus point to the potential for enlightened conduct that exists within every human being. "The basic wisdom of Shambhala," Trungpa writes, "is that in this world, as it is, we can find a good and meaningful human life that will also serve others. That is our true richness."

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Chögyam Trungpa
Shambhala The Sacred Path of the Warrior book cover

Chögyam Trungpa (1940–1987). Author of Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior,