The Teacher. Guru - Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Shambhala

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2012Mar 23

"In relating with the teacher, your critical input and your surrendering work together at the same time. They're not working against each other. The more you get input from the teacher and the phenomenal world and the more you develop, at the same time the more you question. So there is some kind of dance taking place between the teacher and yourself. You are not particularly trying to switch off your questioning intelligence and switch on some sort of mindless devotion. Rather, the two - cynicism and devotion --are synchronized together. The subject we are going to discuss at this point on the sadhana itself is a basically vajrayana-oriented kind of topic. And it has a lot of implications at the same time, connected with the basic practice of hinayana and mahayana Buddhism as well. And generally the first point I would like to get across tonight is some sense of, or the notion of devotion, in some sense. Which the sadhana is based on. " Commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the Parinirvana of the Vidyadhara, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. The Teacher from The Sadhana of Mahamudra Seminar, November 1975, Boulder, Colorado This year marks the 25th Anniversary of the Parinirvana (death) of the Vidyadhara, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, the founder of our community. His teaching from his seminar on The Sadhana of Mahamudra presents the principle of the teacher in the teacher's own words. It reminds us of the brilliance and profundity that are the foundation of the Shambhala lineage. As the Vidyadhara states in this talk. The relationship between student and teacher is like a dance. Kalapa Recordings and the Shambhala Archives would like to acknowledge and that the videographers, video mixers and sound technicians who made the original recordings of this seminar Videographers: Don Donaghy, Randy Sunday Video mixers: Ruthie Astor Peter Goldfarb Audio technicians: Bruce Wauchope Wendy Nelson Presented November 24, 1975 to the Karma Dzong sangha in Boulder, Colorado Preservation of the original video was made possible by the Video recovery project of the Shambhala Archives. Produced by Shambhala Media Co-directors: Emily Sell and Terry Rudderham Video Editor: Gordon Kidd Video Consultant: Carolyn Gimian The digital video editing suite which made this possible was funded by the Shambhala Trust. For information on the Shambhala Archives visit www.archives.shambhala.org Kalapa Recordingsb publishes video and audio recordings of the Venerable Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche and other Buddhist and Shambhala Teachers Gordon Kidd, Technical Director Kalapa Recordings A division of Shambhala Media 3008 Oxford St., Ste 201, Halifax, NS, B3L 2W5 Find us online at: www.shambhalamedia.org Biography of The Vidyadhara, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche http://www.shambhala.org/teachers/vctr/ Facebook: / trungpa YouTube: / trungparinpoche Books & Media http://www.shambhalamedia.org/SearchR... Shambhala Publications http://live.shambhala.com Online audio and video presentations of Vidyadhara, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche's lectures and seminars in "Talks by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche: " at http://www.chronicleproject.com/CTRli... Shambhala Web Site: Vision - Lineage - Meditation - Community at http://www.shambhala.org Shambhala International 1084 Tower Road Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 2Y5, Canada Email: info@shambhala.org phone (902) 425-4275 fax (902) 423-2750 Shambhala web site: Vision - Lineage - Meditation - Community at http://www.shambhala.org Shambhala is a global community. There are more than 200 centers and groups around the world, as well as thousands of individual members. Shambhala Europe at http://shambhala-europe.org Kartäuserwall 20 50678 Köln Germany office@shambhala-europe.org Telephone: +49 (0) 221 310 24 00 Fax: +49 (0) 221-310 2450 Learn More About Meditation at http://www.shambhala.org/meditation/ You can find out more about our Meditation Programs available at your local Shambhala Meditation Centre: List of over 210 Shambhala Centers and Groups Worldwide http://www.shambhala.org/centers . Meditation programs and Shambhala events worldwide http://www.shambhala.org/programs/ EveryBodhi http://every-bodhi.org On YouTube / buddhistyouthproject Buddhist Youth Festival in Germany • Buddhist Youth Festival in Schloss Heinsheim. Mission: To bring together the young global community interested in Buddhism, meditation, mindful living and contemplative practices and to make practicing and exploring these common interests available to anyone. Shambhala Media at http://www.shambhalamedia.org Toll Free 1-888-450-1002 Ph: 902-421-1550 x1 Shambhala Media communicates the vision, teachings, and culture of Shambhala and the Sakyong lineage through publications, recordings, and other media.