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The Future Is Open

Good Karma, Bad Karma, and Beyond Karma

Good Karma, Bad Karma, and Beyond Karma

By Chögyam Trungpa
Edited by Carolyn Rose Gimian

By Chögyam Trungpa
Edited by Carolyn Rose Gimian

By Chogyam Trungpa
Edited by Carolyn Rose Gimian

By Chogyam Trungpa
Edited by Carolyn Rose Gimian

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Category: Religion | Philosophy

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Nov 13, 2018 | ISBN 9781590309537

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    About The Future Is Open

    Renowned meditation master Chögyam Trungpa challenges popular misconceptions of the Buddhist doctrines of karma and rebirth, in the process showing how to step beyond karma on the path to awakening.

    Karma has become a popular term in the West, often connected with somewhat naive or deterministic ideas of rebirth and reincarnation or equated with views of morality and guilt. Chögyam Trungpa unpacks this intriguing but misunderstood topic. He viewed an understanding of karma as good news, showing us that liberation is possible and that the future is never predetermined. His unique approach to presenting the Buddhist teachings lends itself to an insightful and profound view of karma, its cause and effects, and how to cut the root of karma itself.

    About The Future Is Open

    Renowned meditation master Chögyam Trungpa challenges popular misconceptions of the Buddhist doctrines of karma and rebirth, in the process showing how to step beyond karma on the path to awakening.

    Karma has become a popular term in the West, often connected with somewhat naive or deterministic ideas of rebirth and reincarnation or equated with views of morality and guilt. Chögyam Trungpa unpacks this intriguing but misunderstood topic. He viewed an understanding of karma as good news, showing us that liberation is possible and that the future is never predetermined. His unique approach to presenting the Buddhist teachings lends itself to an insightful and profound view of karma, its cause and effects, and how to cut the root of karma itself.

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    Milarepa
    The Path of Individual Liberation
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    See all books by Chögyam Trungpa

    About Chogyam Trungpa

    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… More about Chogyam Trungpa

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    Category: Religion | Philosophy

    Paperback | $16.95
    Published by Shambhala
    Nov 13, 2018 | 200 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 | ISBN 9781590309537

    Category: Religion | Philosophy

    Ebook | $13.99
    Published by Shambhala
    Nov 13, 2018 | 192 Pages | ISBN 9780834841765

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    Praise

    “Carolyn Gimian has accomplished a formidable task, boiling down the reflections on ‘karma’ of the ever wise and irascible Chögyam Trungpa. The Future Is Open, as in the title itself, sketches a path forward even as it candidly details our karmic dilemma. As always, Trungpa Rinpoche poses us a riddle, this one about the stuff of our lives—and, just perhaps, dangles a solution.”—Daniel Goleman, author Emotional Intelligence and Force for Good: The Dalai Lama’s Vision for Our World
     
    “Our deep urge to understand the ultimate truth often implicitly assumes we understand the relative truth. But beyond the failures of philosophers, at the most basic level we sentient beings constantly fail in our own pursuit of happiness. So it is of utmost importance to understand the relative truth, of which karma is the epitome. And who can explain that truth better than Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche—a master who was not only extraordinarily knowledgeable but was spiritually accomplished and understood the modern world like no one else. If you’re curious how karma works, read this book!”—Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse, author of What Makes You Not a Buddhist

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