True Perception
The Path of Dharma Art
$37.85
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
15 December 2008
Summary
Genuine art has the power to awaken and liberate. The renowned meditation master and artist Chögyam Trungpa called this type of art “dharma art”—any creative work that springs from an awakened state of mind, characterized by directness, unselfconsciousness, and nonaggression. Dharma art provides a vehicle to appreciate the nature of things as they are and express it without any struggle or desire to achieve. A work of dharma art brings out the goodness and dignity of the situation it reflects…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781590305881 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1590305884 |
| Author: | Chogyam Trungpa, Judith L. Lief |
| Publisher: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Imprint: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 15 December 2008 |
| Weight: | 374g |
| Dimensions: | 16mm x 152mm x 229mm |
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Critics Review
“Trungpa’s notion of dharma art is an approach to art as meditation, an attitude of directness and unselfconsciousness in creative work. Lief’s inspired selection and careful editing make this an essential book for those committed to view that the artist should be a spiritual teacher.”—Publishers Weekly
Chogyam Trungpa
Chögyam Trungpa (1940-1987) was a meditation master, teacher, and artist. He founded Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, the first Buddhist-inspired university in North America. He also founded the Shambhala Training program and an international association of meditation centers known as Shambhala International.
He is the author of numerous books, including:
- Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior
- Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism
- The Myth of Freedom
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