Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche (1939-1987) was considered the 11th reincarnation of the line of Trungpa tulkus, masters of the Kagyu lineage. One of the four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism, it is renowned for its strong emphasis on meditation practice. In addition, he was trained in the Nyingma tradition, the oldest of the four schools. He was also an adherent of the Rimay movement and one of the first people to bring Tibetan Buddhist teachings to the West.
His works include “Practising the Tibetan Path: Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism”, “The Myth of Liberty and the Path of Meditation”, “Shambala: the Sacred Path of the Warrior”, “Crazy Wisdom”, etc.
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