Crazy wisdom explores the arrival of tibetan buddhism in america through the story of chogyam trungpa, who landed in the u. While in england, he married one of his 16 year old students and he got so drunk, he had an automobile collision into a joke shop in scotland. A fresh look at chogyam trungpa, known for making buddhist concepts accessible to westerners and facing adversity from the tibetan establishment. Crazy wisdom offers a perceptive, if onesided, perspective on trungpas impact on american spirituality and the arts. Bringing chogyam trungpas crazy wisdom to the screen. Twenty years after his death, trungpas name still evokes admiration and. Chogyam trungpa books, cds, dvds by one of the founder of shambhala and one of the fathers of western buddhism. Buddhism permeates popular culture worldwide we speak casually of good parking karma, samsara is a perfume, and nirvana is a rock band. The title of this documentary about the tibetan buddhist master chogyam trungpa refers to. A fresh look at chogyam trungpa, known for making buddhist. Without the full realizations, then the behaviors are too much about power. Writing music for the scenes that featured crazy wisdom s star, chogyam trungpa, was the biggest challenge.
Chogyam trungpa describes crazy wisdom as an innocent state of mind that has the quality of early morningfresh, sparkling, and completely awake. Enter city, state or zip code go fandango fanalert. Early in the 1970s chogyam trungpa coined the term crazy wisdom to describe an advanced stage of realization on the tibetan buddhist path in which the. If anything, trungpa was a brilliant example of selfobservation and skillful means in action, to use ones neuroses to nonetheless achieve great luminosity. Crazy wisdom has been selected as one of the santa barbara independents films to see. Crazy wisdom the movie a film about the life and times of.
Crazy wisdom himself, buddhist guru chogyam trungpa. A film about the life and times of chogyam trungpa, rinpoche. This fascinating book examines the life of padmasambhava, or guru rinpochethe revered indian teacher who brought buddhism to tibetto illustrate the principle of crazy wisdom. Oct 21, 2010 it took a long time to put this film together. The life and times of chogyam trungpa rinpoche full. He was instrumental in bringing the teachings of tibetan buddhism to the west, and was renowned for his ability to present the essence of the dharma in language that speaks directly to western students. The life and times of chogyam trungpa, rinpoche one of the most important as well as controversial figures in bringing buddhist precepts to the west is profiled in crazy wisdom. A film about the life and times of chogyam trungpa rinpoche. The life and times of chogyam trungpa rinpoche on american netflix. Crazy wisdom the life and times of chogyam trunpga. Crazy wisdom the life and times of chogyam trunpga rinpoche on dvd. March 5, 1939 april 4, 1987 was a buddhist meditation master and holder of both the kagyu and nyingma lineages, the eleventh trungpa tulku, a terton, supreme abbot of the surmang monasteries, scholar, teacher, poet, artist, and originator of a radical representation of shambhala vision.
Crazy wisdom is the first film to explore the life and crazy wisdom of chogyam. Out of line the crazt, of course, never mentions it, but in trungpa staged a meditation retreat at snowmass, co which devolved into a wild naked party. It means a lot to me because alan had a strong influence on my spiritual aspirations, as he did with many young people of my generation in san francisco and berkeley during the 1960s. Crazy wisdom offers a perceptive, if onesided, perspective on trungpa s impact on american spirituality and the arts. I knew this would be a nice change for sean callery, an old friend who won 3 emmys composing the music for all seven years of 24. This fascinating book examines the life of padmasambhavathe revered indian teacher who brought buddhism to tibetto illustrate the principle of crazy wisdom.
Rinpoche chogyam trungpa explored on film this weekend, i saw crazy wisdom, a documentary about tibetan lamawestern guru chogyam trungpa. Crazy wisdom the chronicles of chogyam trungpa rinpoche. After a harrowing 9 month escape from the communist chinese invasion in 1959, trung. The movie goes mushy when it should be critical, and leaves you with. A film about the life and times of chogyam trungpa, rinpoche of all the films featured at the upcoming 2011 boulder international film festival, the most bouldercentric is crazy wisdom. A provocative account of trungpas global odyssey, crazy wisdom offers a perceptive, if onesided, perspective on trungpas impact on american spirituality and the arts. The teachings of shambhala, the path, were still very new and i wasnt sure what that meant. Crazy wisdom is the first film to explore the life and crazy wisdom of chogyam trungpa, the bad boy of buddhism, who brought tibetan. Apr 06, 2012 even though trungpa rinpoche said not to follow his example but his teachings, many of his students emulated his lifestyle and suffered greatly as a consequence. He will be giving a retreat on this in boulder on the wesak full moon weekend, may 4. Oct 19, 2010 crazy wisdom is the first film to explore the life and crazy wisdom of chogyam trungpa, the bad boy of buddhism, who brought tibetan buddhism to the west. The founder of shambhala, chogyam trungpa rinpoche 19391987 was the 11th in the line of trungpa tulkus of the kagyu lineage of tibet.
Crazy wisdom explores the arrival of tibetan buddhism in america through the story of chogyam trungpa, the brilliant bad boy of buddhism who fled his homeland during the chinese communist invasion. Crazy wisdom the life and times of chogyam trunpga rinpoche on dvd our price. The chronicles of chogyam trungpa is a celebration of his life, an exploration of his teachings, a study of his legacy and influences, and a community of people who share a common interest in his life and work. Chogyam trungpa was a tibetan buddhist monk who escaped from tibet to india and went to oxford university in england. Crazy wisdom is the longawaited feature documentary to explore the life, teachings, and crazy wisdom of chogyam trungpa, rinpoche, a pivotal figure in bringing tibetan buddhism to the west. Chogyam trungpa, the brilliant bad boy of buddhism, fled the invasion of tibet, studied at oxford, and shattered westerners notions of how an enlightened teacher should behave. Well, another trungpa documentary has also been in the works, and youll get to see it soon.
Writing music for the scenes that featured crazy wisdoms star, chogyam trungpa, was the. Examples of divine madness can be found in hellenism, christianity, hinduism, buddhism, sufism, and shamanism it is usually explained as a manifestation of enlightened behavior by persons who have transcended. The life and times of chogyam trungpa rinpoche 2011 1 hr 28 min. Chogyam trungpa 19401987meditation master, teacher, and artistfounded naropa university in boulder, colorado, the first buddhistinspired university in north america. Under the direction of vidyadhara the venerable chogyam trungpa rinpoche both the full sized and the pocket editions our price. Chogyam trungpa february 1939 april 4, 1987 meditation master, scholar, teacher, poet and artist, chogyam trungpa was recognized at the age of thirteen months as the enlightened reincarnation of the trungpa tulkus of eastern tibet. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing crazy wisdom. Rigpa students have been subjected to many years of violence being justified in the name of crazy wisdom. Was it crazy wisdom when he renounced his monastic vows, eloped with a sixteenyear old aristocrat, openly drank alcohol, and had intimate relations with women. Crazy wisdom the movie a film about the life and times of chogyam trungpa rinpoche the most through examination of padmasambhava that i have encountered. Details include the date it was added to netflix in the usa, any known expiry dates and new episodesseasons, the ratings and cast etc. A provocative account of trungpas global odyssey, crazy wisdom offers a perceptive, if onesided, perspective on trungpas impact on american spirituality and the arts, but is probably too. And for several years after chogyam trungpas death, nothing happened, and i didnt think about that conversation.
The life and times of chogyam trungpa, rinpoche has its premiere this february at the santa barbara international film festival. Crazy wisdom the movie a film about the life and times. Trungpa was and is considered a bad boy of buddhism, a reincarnated lama from tibet who spread buddhisms wisdom to the west in his own, inimitable style. Crazy wisdom explores this through the story of chogyam trungpa, the brilliant bad boy of buddhism, who was pivotal in bringing tibetan buddhism to the west. Chogyam trungpa, renowned tibetan buddhist leader, shattered notions about. He was as brutally honest about death and insecurity as rinpoche was, and he was also, apparently, very lonely kind of a misfit in american culture, so therefore raw. Trungpa shattered our preconceived notions about how an enlightened teacher should behave.
Crazy wisdom profiles the buddhist chogyam trungpa. Crazy wisdom is the first film to explore the life and crazy wisdom of chogyam trungpa, the bad boy of buddhism, who brought tibetan buddhism to the west. A film about the life and times of chogyam trungpa, rinpoche buddhism permeates popular culture worldwide we speak casually of good parking karma. Crazy wisdom chogyam trungpa documentary by lisa leeman. A fresh look at chogyam trungpa, known for making buddhist concepts accessible to westerners and facing adversity from the. Any attendant of chogyam trungpa would tell you that the drink that this crazy wisdom alcoholic lama reached for each morning was never a cup of urine. Feb 17, 2011 a provocative account of trungpas global odyssey, crazy wisdom offers a perceptive, if onesided, perspective on trungpas impact on american spirituality and the arts, but is probably too. Crazy wisdom explores the growth of tibetan buddhism through the story of chogyam trungpa, the brilliant bad boy of buddhism, who was pivotal in bringing tibetan buddhism to the west.
A provocative account of trungpas global odyssey, crazy wisdom offers a perceptive, if onesided, perspective on trungpas impact on american spirituality and the arts, but is probably too rarified for the uninitiated film fests, dvd and vod will provide the best refuge. Bringing chogyam trungpas crazy wisdom to the screen a. Zeitgeist the movie peter joseph director peter joseph producer 2007. I was not sure about the movie because crazy wisdom did not sound good to me. Thank you and sam bercholz very much for providing the story about the vidyadharas connection with alan watts.
Journalist adam perry speaks to johanna demetrakas, director of crazy wisdom. With pema chodron, ram dass, allen ginsberg, diana mukpo. In 1983, chogyam trungpa asked me to make a shambhala film. The life and times of chogyam trungpa rinpoche here is all the information you need about crazy wisdom. Born in tibet, recognized as an exceptional reincarnate lama and trained in the rigorous monastic tradition, trungpa. Jul 03, 2018 crazy wisdom the movie a film about the life and times of chogyam trungpa, rinpoche buddhism permeates popular culture worldwide we speak casually of good parking karma, samsara is a perfume, and nirvana is a rock band. This film shows trungpas eccentricities as well as his deep understanding of the dharma. Divine madness, also known as theia mania and crazy wisdom, refers to unconventional, outrageous, unexpected, or unpredictable behavior linked to religious or spiritual pursuits. Demetrakass film bathes in trungpas glow and spends much time with his followers, who talk about his teachings and his impact on their lives.
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