| Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism Revised Edition Contributor(s): Trungpa, Chögyam (Author) |
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ISBN: 1570629579 ISBN-13: 9781570629570 Publisher: Shambhala Classics OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2002 Annotation: Examines the self-deceptions, distortions, and sidetracks that imperil the spiritual journey as well as awareness and fearlessness of the true path. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Buddhism - Tibetan - Philosophy | Buddhist |
| Dewey: 294.344 |
| Series: Shambhala Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6" W x 8.96" (0.85 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Buddhist |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This modern spiritual classic highlights a trick we play on ourselves and offers a brighter reality: liberation by letting go of the self rather than working to improve it The Tibetan meditation master Ch gyam Trungpa calls attention to the commonest pitfall to which every aspirant on the spiritual path falls prey: what he calls spiritual materialism. The problem is that ego can convert anything to its own use, he says, even spirituality. The universal tendency 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. Trungpa's incisive, compassionate teachings serve to wake us up from these false comforts. Featuring a new foreward by his son and lineage holder, Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism has resonated with students for nearly thirty years--and remains as fresh as ever today. |