Allan Watts/Chogyam Trungpa

Mar 17th, 2010 by Dr. Robert

Creative license at work here.
Perhaps some thoughts will come to mind?

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7 Responses to “Allan Watts/Chogyam Trungpa”

  1. J.W. Billings Says:
    March 31st, 2010 at 10:52 am

    a lesson in being here now.
    Trungpa: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQMKSqx0XmQ

    I read an interview that that stated that he witnessed Trungpa flicking his cigarette with so much subtle awareness that it put him(the observer) in the moment of here and now for a few days. Trungpa was a great teacher.

  2. Dr. Robert Says:
    April 6th, 2010 at 5:08 pm

    thank you J.W. for putting up that link.
    I think also that he was and is a great teacher.
    so many contradictions!

  3. J.W. Billings Says:
    April 9th, 2010 at 8:30 am

    Contradictions , yes. As Suzuki Roshi said, ” It’s not “always” so…”

    Talk about not being present, I noticed my grammar and typos in my previous post. Ha, Oh, well…..

    Spiritual Materialism was a great book by Trungpa. You’ve probably read it. It really packed a wallop for me.

  4. bb Says:
    April 9th, 2010 at 11:29 am

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  5. Dr. Robert Says:
    April 10th, 2010 at 8:30 am

    contradictions indeed…both these gentlemen practiced “crazy wisdom” and each had a passion for demon alcohol.
    I love them both.

    “don’t listen to anybody.Decide by yourself and practice madness.Develop courage for the benefit of all sentient being.Then you will automatically be free from the knot of attachment.Then you will continually have the confidence of fearlessness and you can then try to open the Great Door of the Hidden Place”

    Tulshuk Linpa

  6. J.W. Billings Says:
    April 11th, 2010 at 10:43 am

    Another great teacher that liked to have a drink was Maezumi Roshi. He got drunk one night slipped in the tub and died. Great teacher and trained many great teachers. Both Watts and Trungpa were fond of the Zen teachings. Trungpa and Suzuki Roshi were best friends. I’ve heard many stories about Trungpa coming to teach at Suzuki Roshi’s Zendo drunk and the students being very upset and Suzuki laughing and turning his back on his students telling them they don’t see the teachings.

  7. Dr Robert Says:
    April 11th, 2010 at 6:18 pm

    JW..
    I think Suzuki was right..the students didn’t see the teaching.
    Still, it is sad that Trungpa had to drink himself to death to make that point.

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