{"product_id":"the-teacup-and-the-skullcup-isbn-9781611802917","title":"The Teacup and the Skullcup","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn  exposition of the similarities and differences between Vajrayana  Buddhism and Zen, by one of the twentieth century's greatest meditation  teachers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Teacup and the Skullcup\u003c\/i\u003e is made up of edited transcripts from two seminars that Chögyam Trungpa  gave near the beginning of his North American teaching career in  1974--one in Barnet, Vermont, and one in Boston--called \"Zen and  Tantra.\" Although Trungpa Rinpoche belonged to the tantra tradition, he  acknowledged the strength and discipline gained from Zen influence.  Through these talks you can see his respect for the Zen tradition and  how it led to his using certain Zen forms for his public meditation hall  rituals. He discusses the differences in style, feeling, and emphasis  that distinguish the two paths and shows what each one might learn from  the other. \u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003eAlso included are Trungpa Rinpoche's commentary on  the Ten Oxherding Pictures and an essay he composed in memory of Shunryu  Suzuki Roshi, a close friend with whom he continually exchanged ideas  for furthering buddhadharma in America.\"This  elucidating compilation is a unique milestone in the annals of  philosophical and phenomenological thinking, as well as Buddhist  practice. Scholarly and poetic, \u003ci\u003eThe Teacup and the Skullcup \u003c\/i\u003etakes  on the provocative nuances of Zen and tantra as 'consociational' allies  in a new Western matrix. The compilation of discourse shows the  inimitable brilliance of one of the twentieth century's greatest  meditation teachers whose 'Socratic rap' and generosity to students is  unsurpassed. East also meets East here, one could say, with wit,  aesthetic grace, profound and subtle insight. I am so grateful.\"—Anne  Waldman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"For years Chögyam Trungpa dazzled us with his diamond  wisdom at various venues from coast to coast. We delighted in his  insights into the arts of Zen and its relationship to the tantric  teachings. A whole generation of Buddhist was thus nourished. Now, \u003ci\u003eThe Teacup and the Skullcup \u003c\/i\u003eskillfully  makes available the heart of this extraordinary master to a new  generation of practitioners. It should be on the bookshelf of every  serious student of Buddhism.\"—John Daido Loori\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Trungpa Rinpoche's astonishing take on Zen and tantra reads like a speech delivered from another planet. What we have in \u003ci\u003eThe Teacup and the Skullcup\u003c\/i\u003e is less a work of explanation and exposition than a bravura  performance—a wild, weird demonstration of intellectual daring and  outrageously dead-on spiritual vision.\"—Norman Fischer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Teacup and the Skullcup\u003c\/i\u003e is a jewel box of illumined insights, alert humor, and serious genius.  Every creative artist and creative meditator should have these pages to  go through.\"—Michael McClureCHÖGYAM 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 \u003ci\u003eShambhala: Sacred Path of the Warrior\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCutting Through Spiritual Materialism\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Myth of Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Shambhala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300656664805,"sku":"NP9781611802917","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781611802917.jpg?v=1767741797","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-teacup-and-the-skullcup-isbn-9781611802917","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}