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Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism

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. Buddhism Meditation
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Contains pretty much everything you need to understand for waking up to a better way

Incredible

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The perfect book for a difficult period in your life
Enlighting for all... Thankyou chogyam

So so so wonderful

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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.

Wonderfully astute and relatable.

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I am very grateful that this book exists. The narrator was able to transmit the serenity and wisdom of the words. Thank you :)

An eye opener for any seeker.

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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!

Wonderful treatise on Spirituality

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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.

Superb, profound, clear

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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.

I wanted to like this book

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