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In this modern spiritual classic, the Tibetan meditation master Chögyam Trungpa highlights the commonest pitfall to which every aspirant on the spiritual path falls prey: what he calls spiritual materialism. The universal tendency, he shows, is to see spirituality as a process of self-improvement—the impulse to develop and refine the ego when the ego is, by nature, essentially empty. "The problem is that ego can convert anything to its own use," he said, "even spirituality." His incisive, compassionate teachings serve to wake us up from this trick we all play on ourselves, and to offer us a far brighter reality: the true and joyous liberation that inevitably involves letting go of the self rather than working to improve it. It is a message that has resonated with students for nearly thirty years, and remains fresh as ever today.
This new edition includes a foreword by Chögyam Trungpa's son and lineage holder, Sakyong Mipham.
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Examines the self-deceptions, distortions, and sidetracks that imperil the spiritual journey as well as awareness and fearlessness of the true path.
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Chögyam Trungpa (1940–1987)—meditation master, scholar, and artist—was founder and president of Vajradhatu, Naropa University, and Shambhala Training. His other books include Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior, and Great Eastern Sun: The Wisdom of Shambhala.
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- PublisherShambhala
- Publication date1974
- ISBN 10 0394495306
- ISBN 13 9780394495309
- BindingHardcover
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Cutting through Spiritual Materialism
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Shambhala May 1974
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