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Cynicism and Magic
- Intelligence and Intuition on the Buddhist Path
- Narrated by: Devendra Banhart
- Length: 4 hrs and 59 mins
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Based on a series of talks given by Chögyam Trungpa during the first session of what was to become Naropa University, Cynicism and Magic introduces key Tibetan Buddhist concepts, including karma, the structure of ego, the paramitas, and the bodhisattva. Employing a unique and intimate teaching style, Trungpa Rinpoche presents these concepts in a larger framework of questions we all have: What is authentic spirituality? Can I find enlightenment and freedom? How should I approach life, death, suffering, and boredom? How can I develop some discipline, patience, and sanity?
Whether you are new to Buddhism or returning to the fundamentals of your practice, this book will guide you toward experiencing a living dharma intelligently, with a sense of openness and wonder.
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"The teachings in this magical book come from the same period I first met Trungpa Rinpoche, which marked the radical turning point in my life. Reading this brought me right back to those days when he pointed out to me the pitfalls of spiritual materialism and how I could discover my own basic sanity. I hope a new generation of readers can catch the spark from the wisdom they will find here from Trungpa Rinpoche in his truest essence." (Pema Chödrön, author of When Things Fall Apart)
"A book of deep wisdom that offers Trungpa’s signature profundity permeated with humor, Cynicism and Magic illuminates the path of the heart-warrior with crystal clear light. There’s a kind of music under these words - a treasure!" (Devendra Banhart)
"This book shows Trungpa Rinpoche’s genius, his superb talent in communicating traditional teachings of the Mahayana buddhadharma. He presents seminal topics in an elegant and easy-to-digest way, always full of humor and common sense. His ability remains unmatched among authors on the subject of buddhadharma. I am so glad that the addition of this book to the collected treasures of Trungpa Rinpoche’s teachings will inspire, educate, and move generations to come." (Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, author of Peaceful Heart)
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Best-selling author and renowned Zen teacher Steve Hagen penetrates the most essential and enduring questions at the heart of the Buddha's teachings: How can we see the world in each moment, rather than merely as what we think, hope, or fear it is? How can we base our actions on reality, rather than on the longing and loathing of our hearts and minds? How can we live lives that are wise, compassionate, and in tune with reality? And how can we separate the wisdom of Buddhism from the cultural trappings and misconceptions that have come to be associated with it?
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great message, annoying narrator
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Caution Spiritual Seekers: You Might Just Find What You're Looking For! Underneath the turmoil of thought, emotion, and personal will, there is a flow. If you're reading these words, you've probably felt it - the natural movement of life, the truth that beckons below the surface of things. What would happen if you were to stop avoiding this universal energy, and instead completely embrace it?
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quietly blasting through the usual zen-fare
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Presented in a practical Q&A format, No-Nonsense Buddhism for Beginners is the most clear-cut introductory guide to understanding the essential concepts of Buddhism and how they relate to your daily life. How is an awakening different from enlightenment? Can agnostics and atheists be Buddhist? In No-Nonsense Buddhism for Beginners, renowned Buddhism teacher and host of the popular Secular Buddhism podcast, Noah Rasheta, delivers an easily accessible introduction to the teachings of Buddhism that answers these common questions and many more.
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Perfect for someone curious in Buddism
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What if you could profoundly change your life just by becoming more mindful of your breathing? According to Jon Kabat-Zinn, you can. What if "paying attention on purpose and non-judgmentally" could improve your health? Again, according to Dr. Kabat-Zinn, it can.
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Profound
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- By: Steve Hagen
- Narrated by: William Hope
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The observations and insights of the Buddha are practical and eminently down to earth, dealing exclusively with awareness in the here and now. Buddhism Plain and Simple offers listeners these fundamental teachings, stripped of cultural trappings that have accumulated around Buddhism over the past 25 centuries.
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Thrilled this Is Finally an Audiobook
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By: Steve Hagen
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Paths to God
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Now, in a fascinating series of reflections, anecdotes, stories, and exercises, Ram Dass gives us a unique and accessible road map for experiencing divinity in everyday life. In the engaging, conversational style that has made his teachings so popular for decades, Ram Dass traces our journey of consciousness as it is reflected in one of Hinduism's most sacred texts. The Gita teaches a system of yogas, or "paths for coming to union with God."
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Well, I guess that's this books work taken care of
- By Jeremy Teeter on 11-30-17
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The Middle Way
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General interest in Buddhism has never been higher. The story and teachings of a man who lived 2,500 years ago have a special resonance for us today, perhaps because he taught a way of life that was not based on belief in a creator god but rather on personal experience. "Test my words for yourself," he said. But what lies behind those distinctive images of the Buddha, seated with unshakeable poise, with eyes half-closed and a slight smile? Jinananda, a Western-born Buddhist, divides the subject into the Three Jewels....
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Rocking...
- By LeperSmurf on 11-16-04
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Of all the Buddha's teachings, perhaps his greatest gift can be found in "the Bodhisattva ideal", a template for living in the world as an "Awakener", a servant of the highest good for all. With his previous best-sellers including Awakening the Buddha Within, American-born Tibetan Buddhist teacher Lama Surya Das has made the helpful, healing insights of the Buddha accessible to millions.
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Puts the heart into mindfulness meditation
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The Jewel Tree of Tibet
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Tibetans call their cherished tradition of Buddhism a "wish-fulfilling jewel tree" for its power to generate bliss and enlightenment within all who absorb its teachings. This path to enlightenment, it is taught, requires more than a sitting meditation practice alone. With The Jewel Tree of Tibet, honored scholar and teacher Robert Thurman brings these insights to you as they were meant to be transmitted, through the spoken word.
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Takes A Couple Listens... But Worthwhile
- By Lotus54 on 03-21-11
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Turning the Mind Into an Ally
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Strengthening, calming, and stabilizing the mind is the essential first step in accomplishing nearly any goal. Growing up American with a Tibetan twist, Sakyong Mipham talks to Westerners as no one can: in idiomatic English with stories and wisdom from American culture and the great Buddhist teachers. Turning the Mind Into an Ally makes it possible for anyone to achieve peace and clarity in their lives.
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easy* intro to meditation
- By Philo on 07-03-18
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Still the Mind
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- By: Alan Watts
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Mark Watts compiled this work from his father's extensive journals and audiotapes of famous lectures he delivered, in his later years, across the country. In three parts Alan Watts explains the basic philosophy of meditation, how individuals can practice a variety of meditations, and how inner wisdom grows naturally.
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Classic Alan Watts.
- By Dan R. on 10-24-17
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Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change
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We live in difficult times. Life so often seems like a turbulent river threatening to drown us and destroy our world. Why, then, shouldn’t we cling to the certainty of the comfortable - to our deep-seated habits and familiar ways? Because, Pema Chödrön teaches, that kind of fear-based clinging keeps us from the infinitely more powerful experience of being fully alive.
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A Book for the Times
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What Is Zen?
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The question-and-answer format makes this introduction to Zen especially easy to understand - and also to use as a reference, as you can easily look up just the question you had in mind. The esteemed Zen teacher Norman Fischer and his old friend and teaching colleague Susan Moon (both of them in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki, author of Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind) give this collaborative effort a playful tone: Susan asks a question on our behalf, Norman answers it, and then Sue challenges him.
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Zen; An Introduction
- By Michael on 08-15-16
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Honest and demystifying.
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2022 has been a rough year for our family, and I started using Audible to cut through the depression by listening to a lot of Trungpa Rinpoche and Pema. I was struggling with what I thought was a disconnect between Chogyam's teachings and the Buddha's. This book made me say "Ah," which in my experience is the best way to learn something. Cynicism and Magic is a passing of the torch to younger Shambhala students who have been entrusted with the Ocean of Dharma and transcribing it from talks into a written record. I am pleased with their efforts as this is probably the most succinct "why" to practice in a particular order of teachings. My ego doesn't like taking things on faith, or is it just inquisitiveness? Very well done. My only complaint is in regards to the narration that felt disjointed and was distracting with improper inflection, which didn't fit with the tone of the material.
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- Pronoic
- 12-17-21
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and just let it play in the background on repeat and you will make connections that you didn't the first time or the third.
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- Craig D.
- 12-03-21
Well worth the Listen
Refreshing in it's directness. Writing more words in this because Audible requires 15 words minimum.
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- GaneshaX
- 09-16-21
ruined by a sloppy reading
The soft put-on "spiritual" voice of the reader and the odd pronunciation of Chögyam Trungpa's name and easily researched words like "prajna" were annoying and distracting. Also the reader's difficulty articulating any word over 5 syllables is equally frustrating and irritating.
I'm not sure there is anything new here but it is always good to hear Trungpa Rinpoche teach and re-teach and re-frame the Dharma.
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- Ivan W. Block
- 11-30-22
Excellent
Great audio book. Trungpa is an excellent teacher of spiritual materialism and it’s seductions to self.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-02-22
do it
is all there is to say but a review needs fif teen word s s
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- Dharmadog
- 12-18-22
Well done!
Translation and performance of the text was superb. Very rich content. I’m happy to see some of the earlier talks coming to audiobook presently!
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- Chris Slagle
- 10-14-22
Devendra Banhart nails it!
Devendra Banhart delivers one of the most pleasing narrations of Chogyam Trungpa teachings I’ve heard. In my opinion his voice, inflection, cadence, volume, spot on.
Thank you!
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- Zach
- 02-02-23
Fantastic Narrator!
Love Devendra Banhart’s music and his narration voice is so comforting, like being wrapped in a warm blanket.
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