Introducere

Dr. King a denumit aceasta visul comunitii iubite.

Viziunea social revoluionar nonviolent a Reverendului DR. Martin
Luther King Jr. e explorat n profunzime n cartea
Search for the Beloved Community: The Thinking of Martin Luther
King, Jr. (Valley Forge, Pa.: Judson Press, 1974), autori Kenneth L.
Smith i Ira G. Zepp.
gsirea unei ci de mijloc
termenul acesta are o diversitate bogat de sensuri n tradiia budist.
Iniial, n sutra Prima nvrtire a roii, Shakyamuni a proclamat
descoperirea unei ci de mijloc (madhyana pratipad) ntre ascetism i a
da fru liber impulsurilor. Ulterior, Arya Nagarjuna a predat nvtura
unei ci de mijloc (madhyamaka) ntre eternalism i nihilism.
mbinarea naturii cu instruirea
Aceste dou principii i au obria n comentariile din tradiia
budismului tibetan pe marginea silabelor e i vam. Vezi volumul 4,
paginile 122-123 al The Collected Works of Chgyam Trungpa (Boston:
Shambhala, 2004).
Au fost inserate dialoguri
Unii cititori au fcut referire la acest stil de predare (i nvare) prin
intermediul conversaiilor de tip ntrebare-i-rspuns ca fiind socratic.
Ali cititori au observat c multe sutre budiste se prezint sub forma unui
dialog ntre vocile confuziei i nelegere.
Capitolul 1. Trezirea la realitatea unei viei de reluri mentale
Un mare nvtor al meditaiei tibetane
Aceste cuvinte i sunt atribuite lui Jamgn Kongtrul Lodro Thaye,
cunoscut i ca

Jamgn Kongtrul cel Mare (18131899). Vezi Training the Mind and
Cultivating Loving-Kindness, editat de Judith L. Lief (Boston: Shambhala, 1993), autor Chgyam Trungpa, o carte ce are la baz
comentariul lui Kongtrul referitor la textul fundamental Kadampa pe
care Trungpa Rinpoche l-a tradus ca The Root Text of the Seven Points
of Training the Mind.
unele ntrebri conin propriile lor rspunsuri
Aadar nu trebuie s cutm rspunsurile fiindc ntrebarea conine n
ea rspunsul. Chgyam Trungpa, Meditation in Action (Boston:
Shambhala, 1991), 2930.
nelepciunea e cea care caut nelepciunea
Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginners Mind (Boston: Shambhala,
2006), 19.
Natur originar, nelepciune fundamental, bine fundamental
Natura originar este baza practicii meditaiei Soto Zen, aa cum e ea
predat n Zen Mind, Beginners Mind a lui Shunryu Suzuki, pag 51.
Binele fundamental e fundamentul nvturilor Shambhalei aa cum au
fost prezentate n Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior (Boston:
Shambhala, 1984), de
Chgyam Trungpa, pag 42.
Materialismul ultim
Atribuit celui de-al treilea Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje, n The Dawn of
Tantra, de Chgyam Trungpa i Herbert V. Guenther, editat de Michael
Sherap Kohn (Boston: Sham-bhala, 1975), pag 9.
Aa cum explic Tilopa
Tilopa (988-1069) a fost un sfnt budist iluminat, unul dintre faimoii
optzeci i patru de mahasiddhas. O traducere a cntului realizrii, doha,
despre smna de susan apare n The Rain of Wisdom: The Essence of

the Ocean of True Meaning (Boston: Shambhala, 1999), 126, de Nalanda

Translation Committee.
Capitolul 2. Instruirea natural
ncrederea puternic n natura noastr originar
Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginners Mind (Boston: Sham-bhala,
2006), 51.
acel ceva care vede confuzia nu e atins de confuzie
nvtura aceasta e prezentat n primul capitol al Glimpses of
Mahayana (Halifax, Nova Scotia: Vajra-dhatu Publications, 2001), 18,
de Chgyam Trungpa.
Capitolul 3. PREZEN DESCHIS VIGILENT
Un mod blnd de instruire
ceea ce psihologul de la Harvard Ellen Langer numete nechibzuin
Ellen S. Langer, Mindfulness (Cambridge, Mass: Da Capo Press, 1990).

Capitolul 4. PE TEREN FAMILIAR

Aezarea ateniei n corp
materia reflect mintea
Chgyam Trungpa, Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism (Boston:
Shambhala, 2002), 163.
o calitate de Taur Aezat

Chgyam Trungpa, Cutting through Spiritual Materialism, 105.

aa cum subliniaz Dzigar Kongtrul
Its Up to You: The Practice of Self-Reflection on the Buddhist Path
(Boston: Shambhala, 2005), de Dzigar Kongtrl
prin vigilena fa de corp se dezvolt o calitate de contien
expansiv
Chgyam Trungpa, The Heart of the Buddha, edited by Judith L. Lief
(Boston: Shambhala, 1991), 31.
starea ideal de linite
Chgyam Trungpa, Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior
(Boston: Shambhala, 1985), 41.
sincronizrii corpului i minii
Chgyam Trungpa, Shambhala, 5152
Capitolul 5. Dansul linitii
Sugestii utile referitoare la meditaia vigilenei fa de corp
cele patru fundamente ale vigilenei
o traducere englezeasc a sutta Fundamentelor Vigilenei apare n The
Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Majjhima
Nikaya (nvturile lui Buddha) tradus de Bhikku Nanamoli i Bhikku
Bodhi (Boston: Wisdom, 1995), 145. Sunt profund ndatorat prezentrii
fcute de Chgyam Trungpa tradiiei instruciunilor orale a acestor patru
fundamente n a sa The Heart of the Buddha, editat de Judith L. Lief
(Boston: Shambhala, 1991).

etern autostopist
Chgyam Trungpa, The Heart of the Buddha, 32
ncerci s simi respiraia
Chgyam Trungpa, Meditation in Action (Boston: Sham-bhala, 1996),
77.
Mintea omeneasc e prin natura ei plin de bucurie
Sakyong Mipham, Turning the Mind into an Ally (New York: Riverhead
Books, 2003), 25
dintr-o perspectiv budist ... noi suntem n mod inerent panici
Sakyong Mipham, Turning the Mind into an Ally, 25.
A rtci la ntmplare
The Song of Lodr Thaye, in The Rain of Wisdom, translated by the
Nalanda Translation Committee (Boston: Shambhala, 1999), 84.
fr ideea de ctig
Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginners Mind (Boston: Shambhala,
2004), 60.

cltorie fr scop
Chgyam Trungpa, Journey without Goal: The Tantric Wisdom of the
Buddha (Boston: Shambhala, 2000).
ai clri pe tine i ai cnta la flaut
Chgyam Trungpa, 1973 Seminary Talks (Halifax, Nova Scotia:
Vajradhatu Publications, 1974), 45.

felul n care mnnc arpele boa

Sakyong Mipham, nvturi orale susinute n diferite locuri, 1999
buruieni mentale
Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginners Mind, 36.
Asana Maitreya
Chgyam Trungpa, Meditation in Action (Boston: Sham-bhala, 1991),
76
Capitolul 6. URND BUN VENIT
sentimentelor n practica vigilenei
lupt i libertate
Sally se refer la Cutting through Spiritual Materialism (Boston:
Shambhala, 2002), de Chgyam Trungpas
am putea avea un sentiment plcut
Thich Nhat Hanh, Transformation in Healing: Sutra on the Four
Establishments of Mindfulness (Berkeley, Calif.: Parallax Press, 2006),
73.
dincolo de bine i de ru
Out Beyond Ideas, in The Essential Rumi, translated by Coleman
Barks (San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 2004), 16.
Capitolul 7. Fric i abunden
Conversaii despre vigilena fa de sentimente

o veche lume nou

Chgyam Trungpa, 1973 Seminary Talks (Halifax, Nova Scotia:
Vajradhatu Publications, 1974), 52
S atingem i s trecem mai departe
Chgyam Trungpa, 1974 Seminary Talks (Halifax, Nova Scotia:
Vajradhatu Publications, 1975), 13.
stabileti obiectul contienei
Chgyam Trungpa, The Heart of the Buddha (Boston: Shambhala,
1991), 33.
Romanicera Toni Morrison
Interviul lui Jean Strouse cu doamna Morrison a aprut n numrul din
30 martie 1981 al Newsweek.
Practica celui de-al doilea fundament, vigilena fa de sentimente
Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, Tiny, Slippery Spot of Mind: The Four
Foundations of Mindfulness in the Maha-yana Tradition.
Buddhadharma (Spring 2005), 25
n tradiia Shambala exist o zical
cuvintele exacte din Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the warrior sunt:
Pentru a cunoate nenfricarea, e necesar s cunoti frica. Chgyam
Trungpa, Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior (Boston:
Shambhala, 1985), 47
mai multe etape n raportarea noastr la emoii

Chgyam Trungpa, The Myth of Freedom and the Way of Meditation

(Boston: Shambhala, 2002), 69
Las ca ceea ce este s fie sfritul a ceea ce pare a fi
Acesta este versul al aptelea din poemul lui Wallace Stevens, The
Emperor of Ice Cream, publicat prima dat n 1922. Mulumesc lui
Susan B. Dexter pentru c mi-a fcut cunoscut acest poem.
Capitolul 8. Contientizarea fluxului minii
vigilena fa de via
Chgyam Trungpa, The Heart of the Buddha, editat de Judith L. Lief
(Boston: Shambhala, 1991), 32.
minii celei mari
Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginners Mind (Boston: Shambhala,
2004), 35
Gndurile sunt prietenul celui care mediteaz
Takpo Rinpoche, Gampopa (10791153), translated by Herbert V.
Guenther in The Tantric View of Life (Boston: Shambhala, 1976), 34
Traleg Kyabgon... strile noastre mentale interioare n chip de obiect al
meditaiei
Traleg Kyabgon, Mind at Ease: Self-Liberation through Mahamudra
Meditation (Boston: Shambhala, 2004), 150
continuitatea acelei vigilene
Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, Tiny, Slippery Spot of Mind: The Four
Foundations of Mindfulness in the Maha-yana Tradition.
Buddhadharma (2005).

O calitate de contien expansiv

Chgyam Trungpa, The Heart of the Buddha, 31.
meditaie inversat
Wangchuk Dorje, Karmapa IX(15561603), The Transmission Pointing
Out the Dharmakaya (Halifax, Nova Scotia: Vajravairochana Translation
Committee, 1991), 26
Capitolul 9. A VEDEA DINCOLO DE SPERAN I FRIC
Conversaii despre vigilena fa de minte
o via suficient de bun
Ideea de mam suficient de bun i aparine psihanalistului britanic
Donald Winnicott.
maestrul indian al meditaiei, Shantideva
Shantideva, un nvtor al Budismului Mahayana din secolul al optulea,
a compus clasicul ndrumar ctre calea compasiunii, Bodhicharyavatara.
Importana esenial pe care o are acordarea de atenie minii e
accentual n primul vers din capitolul a cincilea. Vezi Shantideva,
The Way of the Bodhisattva, tradus de Padmakara Translation Group
(Boston: Shambhala, 2007).
Pema Chodron menioneaz ... s fie atent la tonul vocii cu care spune
gnduri
Pema Chdrn, The Wisdom of No Escape (Boston: Sham-bhala, 2004),
18.
Tara Benett-Goleman ... persistena schemelor mentale siei
duntoare

Tara Bennett-Goleman, Emotional Alchemy: How the Mind Can Heal

the Heart (New York: Three Rivers Press, 2002).
Ken McLeod i tiparele cu caracter de reacie
Ken McLeod, Wake Up to Your Life: Discovering the Buddhist Path of
Attention (New York: HarperCollins, 2001).
ase moduri de ntemniare
Chgyam Trungpa, The Myth of Freedom and the Way of Meditation
(Boston: Shambhala, 2002), 17.
planul eu
Sakyong Mipham, Ruling Your World: Ancient Strategies for Modern
Life (New York: Random House, 2005), 14
Lumea e urt, iar oamenii sunt triti.
Versul acesta este din poezia lui Wallace Stevens, Gubbinal, Collected
Poems (New York: Knopf, 1954), 69.
Cnd eti complet identificat cu un tipar,
Ken McLeod, Wake Up to Your Life, 194195.
asemuit scrisului pe ap
Longchenpa, Four-Themed Precious Garland, tradus i editat de
Alexander Berzin (Dharamsala: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives,
2001).
Include totul
Sakyong Mipham, Turning the Mind into an Ally (New York: Riverhead
Books, 2003), xviii.

Capitolul 10. DESCHIZND UILE PERCEPIEI

Vigilena fa de cmpurile senzoriale
percepiile senzoriale sunt privite ca fiind problematice
Chgyam Trungpa, Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior
(Boston: Shambhala, 1985), 102

apucare i fixaie
Aceasta este o traducere direct a unor termeni tehnici din tradiia
budismului tibetan. Glosarul Nalanda Translators la The Rain of
Wisdom: The Essence of the Ocean of True Meaning (Boston:
Shambhala, 1999), 349, explic aceast pereche ca cele dou procese
care constituie egoul sinelui i egoul dharmei. Ne fixm asupra
obiectelor (n tibetan, gzung wai yul) ca fiind solide, cu o existen
independent i n consecin mintea le apuc (n tibetan, dzin pai
sems). La aceste procese se face referire n discuia Acharyei Pema
Chdrn despre shenpa, n How We Get Hooked and How We Get
Unhooked, Shambhala Sun, March 2003.
nimic special
Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginners Mind (Boston: Sham-bhala,
2006), 46.
Facultile senzoriale i ofer acces
Chgyam Trungpa, Shambhala, 102
Capitolul 11 TREZIREA DIN COMARUL MATERIALISMULUI
a obine i a cheltui

Aceast expresie este luat din al doilea vers al poeziei lui William
Wordsworth, The World Is Too Much with Us (1807)
dependene uoare
conceptual acesta este discutat, de exemplu, n The Soft Addiction
Solution (New York: Tarcher, 2006), Judith Wright.
trebuie s recunoatem faptul
Chgyam Trungpa, Shambhala: Sacred Path of the Warrior (Boston:
Shambhala, 1985), 48
guri interioare
A. H. Almaas, The Theory of Holes, in his Diamond Heart: Book One
(Boston: Shambhala, 2000), chapter 2.
Cei Trei Stpni ai Materialismului
Toate citatele din acest pasaj sunt luate din Chgyam Trungpa, Cutting
Through Spiritual Materialism (Boston: Shambhala, 2002), 311
lumea soarelui de asfinit
Chgyam Trungpa, Shambhala, 57
sinele fals
Aceast noiune psihanalitic a fost elaborate de Donald Winnicott i
Ronald Laing. Vezi capitolul 6 din cartea lui Laing, Divided Self (New
York: Routledge, 1964).
realitatea brut, necizelat
Chgyam Trungpa, Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism, 6
Capitolul 12. TREZIND COMUNITI CURAJOASE

natura de buddha
Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginners Mind (Boston: Shambhala,
2004), 45
perfect aa cum eti
Citat pe coperta final a crii To Shine One Corner of the World:
Moments with Suzuki Roshi, editat de David Chadwick (New York:
Broadway Books, 2001). Cartea aceasta a fost republicat de Shambhala
Publications in 2007 cu titlul Zen Is Right Here.
cultivarea unei inimi trezite
Traleg Kyabgon, The Practice of Lojong: Cultivating Compassion
through Training the Mind (Boston: Shambhala, 2007)

mijloace iscusite, upaya

glosarul elaborate de Nalanda Translation Committee definete upaya ca
fiind o expresie a compasiunii. n general, upaya transmite sensul c
fiinele illuminate predau dharma ntr-un mod iscusit, innd cont de
diferitele nevoi, caapciti i carene ale discipolilor lor. Vezi The Rain
of Wisdom: The Essence of the Ocean of True Meaning (Boston:
Shambhala, 1999), 372.
sclavii minii
Sakyong Mipham, Turning the Mind into an Ally (New York: Riverhead
Books, 2003), 3.
practica de zi cu zi
Vezi mai multe n The Way of Maha Ati, in volumul 1 al The Collected Works of Chgyam Trungpa, editat de Carolyn Rose Gimian
(Boston: Shambhala, 2004), 46165

viaa pe care ai comandat-o a sosit

Barbara Meier, The Life You Ordered Has Arrived (Berkeley: Parallax
Press, 1988).
s i pese de ceilali la nivel abstract
Chgyam Trungpa, Shambhala, 92.
tema dominant e simpl
Robert Putnam, Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American
Community (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001), 27
E tentant s presupunem
Putnam, Bowling Alone, 18788.
Cnd li s-a cerut, n cadrul unui sondaj de opinie efectuat de Roper
Putnam, Bowling Alone, 27273
Procentul de 46% al absolvenilor de liceu
Putnam, Bowling Alone, 26061
Astfel de vremuri ne fac s ne ntoarcem ctre nvturile spirituale.
Mipham, xvii.