The Mishap Lineage

Name: The Mishap Lineage
Brand: Shambhala
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By Chogyam Trungpa

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All of us experience obstacles as part of our journey, in life and on the spiritual path. In many cases, we think of them as purely something unpleasant to overcome, or as a mistake that needs correcting. Here, Chögyam Trungpa takes a radically different approach to such obstacles, teaching that unexpected chaos, confusion, and emotional upheavals can actually be used as fuel for the journey—an energy that can transform confusion into sanity and wisdom. He illustrates this transformative principle through telling the lively history of the Trungpa tulkus (a lineage within the Kagyü tradition of Tibetan Buddhism), of which he was the eleventh incarnation. Trungpa referred to his lineage as the "Mishap Lineage" because of the ups and downs and colorful lives that were typical of his predecessors, and true of his own life as well. The stories of the Trungpas are seen as a guide for the practitioner's journey and help us to understand how important lineage and community remain for us today.

Product details

Binding:

Paperback

Edition:

illustrated

Number of Pages:

162

Release Date:

2009-07-14

Publication Date:

2009-07-14

Publisher:

Shambhala

Languages:

Original: English

ISBN10:

1590307135

ISBN13:

9781590307137

Weight:

245 g

Height:

152 cm

Width:

229 cm

Thickness:

10 cm

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