
True Perception
The Path of Dharma Art
Chogyam Trungpa(Author)
Judith L. Lief(Editor)
Shambhala Publications Inc (Publisher)
Published on 11. November 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-59030-588-1 (ISBN)
Description
Genuine art has the power to awaken and liberate. The renowned meditation master and artist Chögyam Trungpa called this type of art "dharma art”—any creative work that springs from an awakened state of mind, characterized by directness, unselfconsciousness, and nonaggression. Dharma art provides a vehicle to appreciate the nature of things as they are and express it without any struggle or desire to achieve. A work of dharma art brings out the goodness and dignity of the situation it reflects—dignity that comes from the artist's interest in the details of life and sense of appreciation for experience. Trungpa shows how the principles of dharma art extend to everyday life: any activity can provide an opportunity to relax and open our senses to the phenomenal world.
An expanded edition of Trungpa's Dharma Art (1996), this book includes a new introduction and essay.
An expanded edition of Trungpa's Dharma Art (1996), this book includes a new introduction and essay.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Boston
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
A DOZEN B/W HALFTONES AND ILLUSTRATIONS
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
331 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59030-588-1 (9781590305881)
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Trungpa Tulku Chogyam Trungpa
Dharma Art
Book
11/1996
Shambhala Publications Inc
€43.55
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Persons
Chögyam Trungpa (1940–1987)—meditation master, teacher, and artist—founded Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, the first Buddhist-inspired university in North America; the Shambhala Training program; and an international association of meditation centers known as Shambhala International. He is the author of numerous books including Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior, Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism, and The Myth of Freedom.