- Chogyam Trungpa: The Teacup and the Skullcup - Where Zen and Tantra Meet
Shambhala, USA, 2007. . Binding: Softcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Size: 8"-9" Tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Self Help & Motivation; Religion & Theology. ISBN: 1611802911. ISBN/EAN: 9781611802917. Inventory No: 42244.
- An exposition of the similarities and differences between
Vajrayana Buddhism and Zen, by one of the twentieth century's greatest
meditation teachers. The Teacup and the Skullcup is made up of edited
transcripts from two seminars that Chogyam Trungpa gave near the
beginning of his North American teaching career in 1974--one in Barnet,
Vermont, and one in Boston--called Zen and Tantra. Although Trungpa
Rinpoche belonged to the tantra tradition, he acknowledged the strength
and discipline gained from Zen influence. Through these talks you can
see his respect for the Zen tradition and how it led to his using
certain Zen forms for his public meditation hall rituals. He discusses
the differences in style, feeling, and emphasis that distinguish the two
paths and shows what each one might learn from the other. Also included
are Trungpa Rinpoche's commentary on the Ten Oxherding Pictures and an
essay he composed in memory of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, a close friend with
whom he continually exchanged ideas for furthering buddhadharma in
America.