The Collected Works of Chögyam Trungpa: Volume Five (71 page)

of Milarepa

as ruthless

sudden enlightenment and

transcending spiritual materialism

as unlearning process

See also
Spiritual path

Spiritual materialism

assumptions as

as enriching ego

hope and

poverty mentality and

theism as heart of

transcending

Spiritual path

aloneness and

bodhisattva

definition of

ego and

as fourth noble truth

goal as

gradual vs. sudden

sudden

tantric

three aspects of

Spiritual practice

exertion in

group

guru as embodiment of

indications of successful

intuition and

ruthlessness and

shedding of ego and

as stepping out of duality

“The Spontaneous Song of Entering into the Blessings . . .”

“The Spontaneous Song of the White Banner”

Study, purpose of

Sudden enlightenment

Sudden gap

transmission as

Sudden path

Suicide

ego’s

Milarepa’s thoughts of

Naropa’s thoughts of

Surrendering

to guru

hope

prostrations as

tantric process of

Surya Simha, King

Symbolism

context and

of ego

fascination with

mahamudra

transmission through

Taking a leap

limitations and

Taking refuge

Taksang Retreat Center (Bhutan)

Tantra

awareness of pain in

as continuity

destruction of duality in

fertility of

four marks of existence and

four orders of

Hindu vs. Buddhist

Padmasambhava and

pain as starting point of

perceptions as deities in

three types of Buddha in

See also
Vajrayana

Taoist tradition

Teacher

all-pervading energy as

as space

as spiritual friend

as warrior/martial artist

as wise man

See also
Guru

Teacher-student relationship

as abhisheka

exchanging sticks for swords

hinayana

mahayana

as operation without anesthetics

oral transmission and

shunyata experience and

vajrayana

Teaching process

confusion as method of

skillful means of

“Teachings on the Tulku Principle”

Ten bhumis

Tendzin, Vajra Regent Ösel

Terma

mind

Theism

Christianity and

as heart of spiritual materialism

of looking-and-seeing

of national religions

sacredness and

visualization practice and

See also
Separateness

Things as they are

simultaneous birth of

trickiness of

Thought(s)

as dream

habitual

second

unreality and

as wisdom of deity

See also
Thought lineage

Thought lineage

abhisheka and

transmission

Three yanas

progress through

Threefold discipline of Tripitaka

Tibetan Book of the Dead

Tibetan Buddhism

four major schools of

Padmasambhava and

Ri-me school of

as tradition of meditation

Tibetan culture

American culture and

destruction of

Tiger, symbolism of

Tilopa

Naropa and

songs of

Time

concepts of

Timelessness

See also
Eternity

“Tomorrow” messages

The Torch of Certainty
(Hanson)

Totality

as dharmakaya aspect of path

energy and

intelligence connected with

Tranquillity-insight meditation.
See
Shamatha-vipashyana meditation

Transcendental vandalism

Transference of consciousness (phowa)

Transformation

of Rudra of ego

vs. transmutation

Translation work

of nontheistic dharma into English

practice and

precision and devotion in

“Translator’s Colophon” (to
The Life of Marpa the Translator
)

Transmission (of awakened state)

abhisheka as

devotion and

lineage and

meeting of minds as

oral

beyond process

sacredness as

sudden gap as

through symbol

three styles of

Treasure(s), hidden wisdom

thought lineage and

Trickiness (of enlightenment)

Trident, wisdom as

Trikaya

dharmadhatu as space of

hopelessness and

levels of communication

mind and

Padmasambhava and

projections and

reversing, principle

See also
Dharmakaya; Nirmanakaya; Sambhogakaya

Tripitaka (Buddhist scripture)

Trisong Detsen, King

Padmasambhava and

Trungpa Rinpoche, Chögyam.
See
Trungpa XI (Chökyi Gyatso)

Trungpa XI (Chökyi Gyatso)

language of

lineage of

songs of

in Taksang/Bhutan

as tertön

Trust

all-pervasive

in magic

in oneself vs. ego

in teacher

Truth, naked

bliss and meditative absorption vs.

sacredness as

Tulku principle

Karmapa I and

tulku and