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Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism

Written by: Marvin Casper - editor, John Baker - editor, Chögyam Trungpa, Sakyong Mipham - foreword
Narrated by: Jim Gimian
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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.

©1973 Chögyam Trungpa (P)2015 Audible, Inc.

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I enjoy revisiting this book and every listen reveals more. very helpful and wonderfully written.

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must read.

must read! it goes deep and it's pretty advanced but useful to meditators on the path.

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An important work if you want to understand more about what it means to be human, a must read. Loved the entire book.

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Essential reading

Essential reading for any serious practitioner of the path. I've read this book time and again over the past 20+ years and find new depths with each reading.

I'll admit sometimes I have no idea what he's referring to. But the multiple times I'm in awe of this teachers insights make up for the limitations of my own understandings.

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Excellent for all Spiritual seekers....

Ever divine seeker should read this book, this humble and powerful teaching helps to integrate any spiritual aggrandizment you may have fallen into. New Age Light and Love people this is for you.

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