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Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism
- Narrated by: Jim Gimian
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
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Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism
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Publisher's Summary
In this modern spiritual classic, the Tibetan meditation master Chögyam Trungpa highlights the commonest pitfall to which every aspirant on the spiritual path falls prey: what he calls spiritual materialism. The universal tendency, he shows, is to see spirituality as a process of self-improvement - the impulse to develop and refine the ego when the ego is, by nature, essentially empty. "The problem is that ego can convert anything to its own use," he said, "even spirituality."
His incisive, compassionate teachings serve to wake us up from this trick we all play on ourselves and to offer us a far brighter reality: the true and joyous liberation that inevitably involves letting go of the self rather than working to improve it. It is a message that has resonated with students for nearly thirty years and remains fresh as ever today. This new edition includes a foreword by Chögyam Trungpa's son and lineage holder, Sakyong Mipham.
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- Blair
- 19-10-2017
Incredible
Contains pretty much everything you need to understand for waking up to a better way
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- Kindle Customer
- 12-07-2021
Wonderfully astute and relatable.
Perfect as an audio book, Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism makes core Buddhist teachings approachable and outlines the common pitfalls of our spiritual practice.
Very.... Wise, relevant.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-10-2022
So so so wonderful
The perfect book for a difficult period in your life
Enlighting for all... Thankyou chogyam
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- Eric Segarra
- 19-11-2021
An eye opener for any seeker.
I am very grateful that this book exists. The narrator was able to transmit the serenity and wisdom of the words. Thank you :)
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- Mohan Paul
- 21-03-2022
Wonderful treatise on Spirituality
I loved this book as it explores the challenges that face a seeker who wishes to commit to a spiritual path. This book is especially relevant in the current era where it has become fashionable to be "seen" as spiritual!
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- Anonymous User
- 06-07-2022
Superb, profound, clear
The content is truly absorbing - Trungpa has a way of incorporating complex, profound & millenia of Eastern practise and knowledge into a comprehensible and clear synthesis. The only 'downside' was the monotone of the voice - but perhaps that could be attributed to listening for hours and hours. Will relisten many, many times.
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- Mertle
- 10-07-2021
I wanted to like this book
It is rare that I do not finish a book. I was hoping for an insightful experience. I found the content quite boring, repetitive and the constant use of the same metaphors tedious. I listened to about half of the book. Perhaps the writing style was just not for me.
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