Dragon Thunder

“The unorthodox love story at the heart of Dragon Thunder offers universal lessons in the transformative power of love and devotion.”—Shambhala Sun “The value of this book is to open household doors and tell a page-turning family story by which the controversial guru Chögyam Trungpa can be better understood.”—Publishers Weekly “Endows the reader with a sense of familiarity that refreshes and challenges our conception of diversity within tradition.”—Tricycle “Gives readers a fresh yet intimate view of Trungpa and invites us to see the female strength that so often lies behind the man.”—Inquiring Mind “A ‘warts and all’ account of a most extraordinary marriage and the collision of Tibetan and Western cultures. An intimate and unflinching portrait, it contains many surprises and demonstrates Trungpa’s undoubted genius for creating very provoking teaching situations.“—Middle Way “Diana Mukpo has written a deeply intimate, insightful, raw and moving account of her life with her late husband. I don’t think it would be possible to capture the essence of Chögyam Trungpa more accurately and beautifully than she has done here.“—Dzigar Kongtrül, author of It’s Up to You: The Practice of Self-Reflection on the Buddhist Path “A delightful and unusual book. Diana Mukpo offers readers new understandings of the life and teachings of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, a remarkable person and irreplaceable teacher.“—Pema Chödrön, author of When Things Fall Apart “An intimate and frank telling of the life of one of the great spiritual teachers of the twentieth century. Diana Mukpo’s extraordinary story as wife, lover, and friend to Chögyam Trungpa reveals her to be a courageous, independent woman with a depth of understanding of her husband’s life and teaching. More than just a history, it is a timeless illumination of the genuine Buddhist path.”—Melvin McLeod, editor of The Best Buddhist Writing series “This candid and unsparing book offers up wisdom, courage, and compassion, but also engages the reader in a journey far beyond the normal frames of reference for what spiritual experience actually is. An extraordinary love story as well as a remarkable portrait of a great spiritual teacher.“—Rudy Wurlitzer, novelist and author of numerous screenplays including The Little Buddha “Taking us into the heart of Chögyam Trungpa’s crazy wisdom, exposing us to his genius and the ‘craziness’ which I at least was never sure was not his madness, Dragon Thunder is a wild and unfathomable story, as heartbreaking and irresistible as Don Quixote. As a dharma book, its mix of sadness and wisdom is so complete that reading it becomes a practice in itself.“—Lawrence Shainberg, author of Ambivalent Zen: One Man’s Adventures on the Dharma Path

Diana Mukpo, the wife of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, was born in 1953 in England. Mrs. Mukpo moved to the United States in 1970, where she remained with Trungpa Rinpoche until his death in 1987. Diana has had a lifelong passion for horsemanship. She is among a handful of women ever trained in dressage at the Spanish Riding School in Vienna. In addition to pursuing her own career and raising their five children, Diana often accompanied Trungpa Rinpoche and taught with him at seminars and retreats. She is the author of Dragon Thunder- My Life with Chögyam Trungpa. Since Rinpoche’s death, Diana has continued to teach, presenting both her personal experiences with Trungpa Rinpoche, as well as sharing her knowledge of the Shambhala and Buddhist teachings.

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