Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week was launched on April 9, 2003. Carolyn Gimian, who initiated the Quotes of the Week, selects several quotes each week from the published and unpublished work of the great Buddhist author, Chögyam Trungpa, whose name (Chögyam) means "Ocean of Dharma" in Tibetan.
One hundred and eight subscribers signed up for the e-mail list on the first day. Now there are close to 10,000 readers subscribed. With today's quote, we launch a new look for the Ocean of Dharma e-mail, with a number of new features. The design is similar to the cover design of the book Ocean of Dharma: The Everyday Wisdom of Chögyam Trungpa, which presents 365 short quotes.
We'd love to hear your comments about the new look, so we’re giving away five copies of the Ocean of Dharma book! Leave a comment below, and you'll be entered in a contest to win a copy. Congrats to our winners: Germaine, Edmund, Leslie, Christine, and Katharine! Thank you for your comments. Stay tuned for more giveaways from Shambhala Publications.
I would love to win this book - thanks for having a giveaway!
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 6:12 am
I hope there is a books on tape/cd version of this book.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 7:32 am
Looks great!!
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 7:34 am
Much easier to read - really like it.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 7:37 am
Love the new updated look of your website! I love getting the quotes in my mailbox everyday, and it is often the first thing I read. Other times, I read it in the midst of a busy day- but it is always the perfect time. The wisdom helps ground me, reminding me of what is really important. Instead of getting carried away, CTR reminds me that now is always the perfect moment to find the wisdom available to us all. Thanks for the hard work you do to send the quotes to me and everyone else. So helpful!
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 7:37 am
This is a wonderful idea. A little wisdom every day. Thank you.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 7:39 am
Nice change in format. I like this new look very much. Much easier to read and therefore much more accessible. Thank you.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 7:40 am
Sign me up! I didn't even know about it, but definitely want to receive the quote of the week. It looks easy to manage. I like having the archive of quotes to look at...easy to find
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 7:40 am
Thanks for the magical reminder today. It fit right in with the wintry mix outside my window: bright, hazy, sharp-edged. Thanks also for that big shimmery patch of blue. Love it.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 7:42 am
Good look!
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 7:42 am
I love quotes...I share them with my friends, and often quote them on FB ....love this idea of giving away a great book!
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 7:42 am
I must admit to agreeing with Rebecca. I would love to win this book. I also really like the new look of the Quote of the Week. It captures the movement of water really well. Thanks for the work that you do.
Namaste,
Fenn
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 7:44 am
I really enjoy the color and format. I hope you keep this. Blessings.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 7:45 am
Congrats on the Ocean of Dharma's "new look." Timeless thoughts embedded in a fresh setting.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 7:46 am
What a beautiful quote! Thanks for sharing your wisdom. Thanks for your professional services. I too would love to win this book!
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 7:46 am
Wisdom in knowledge. I would love and appreciate winning this book. :-D
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 7:46 am
The quotes are wonderful and TIMELY. I would love this book! Thank you!
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 7:47 am
Beautiful imagery of the vastness of the ocean!
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 7:47 am
The quotes of the week was launched on my birthday (4/9)...a gift for everyday.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 7:49 am
Thanks for the subscription to the Quotes. I would like a chance to win the book. I like the look of the bulletin.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 7:50 am
The new format is looking good. Much easier to see. And, thanks so much for sending these OCEAN OF DHARMA messages along. They interrupt my day and help me to remember what track I'm on.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 7:50 am
Simply wonderful - I eagerly look forward to Chogyam Trungpa's wisdom each week.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 7:51 am
It is a pleasure to be inspired by the words of this great master and teacher...
Thank you for the daily dose of wisdom....
I love the format!
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 7:53 am
Like a fish wondering how to get to the ocean and finds he's been swimming in it all along, winning this book would be pretty cool, but I'm already in the ocean of dharma.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 7:54 am
New Modern Look makes it easier to Read and Faster to Absorb with more information available...
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 7:55 am
Life it's self is Magic, and we are Life-
to be I AM, the mystery of the All in One
and One is All. What fun to Play with Creation.
Just a Pure Heart. Om Shanit Peace Love and Light.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 7:56 am
Love the new look! And would love to win the book!
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 7:57 am
Loving the new format. Thank you so much for sharing the light.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 7:58 am
These quotes have left me with such inspiration. I love the new look!
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 7:59 am
Love it! Calming and inspiring ... makes me want to read more!
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:00 am
It is a gift to read these words of wisdom. Great new format. Text could be larger.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:02 am
Your new look is very sophisticated, attractive and yet simple, yea even humble. What a nice offer from you, friends.
Dan Arensmeier
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:02 am
Beautiful new layout. Love the archive tab!
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:06 am
I would be VERY grateful to win this book !!!!
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:06 am
I wish it was Ocean of Dharma Quote of the Day!
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:07 am
Very nice graphics, a welcome enhancement. Put me in the contest!
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:07 am
Love the new look!
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:09 am
Hello Carolyn,
I know that Trungpa wrote many brilliant books ( probably collections of his talks ) but the truth is that he was absolutely an alcoholic
who crashed an auto, killing his first wife and was a sexual predator with his students as you can read in another book by a former student. I complained about this to another teacher who said, that Trungpa was simply a follwer of the "crazy wisdom" school. As if that excuses all.He did die young, of alcoholism. I do not think that though he left good books, he deserves unqualified admiration andy more than Heidegger, who was a brillaint man - and also a member of the Nazi party.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:09 am
I love the new format! So much easier to read. Thanks for the giveaway!
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:09 am
Looks great, congrats!
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:09 am
I like your new format. Thank you for such a magnificent drop of deep blue dharma!
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:11 am
We are born, I believe, with certain beliefs that are sometimes hidden deep within us. Yet we are brought up to believe certain things that somehow do not seem to be the truth. But, one day, we start to question and begin a journey to find our truth. For me, I have been on the journey for a lifetime and yet still struggle to know my truth. My struggle has led me to many books that are providing me not only with knowledge but perceptions far beyond those I would have ever thought possible yet seem more real than the teachings of my youth. "Looking Anew at the Ocean of Dharma" by Chogyam Tungpa, a person I have come to know through reading, would provide me with 365 Teachings, one to focus on each day of every year, on living my life with courage and compassion, a goal I wake up with each and every day. Thank you for presenting the opportunity for me to receive this book through chance. Namaste, Jane.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:11 am
Receiving every week the quotes of Chögyam Trungpa is really a present. It helps me in my practice of living life everyday in awareness with an open heart, swimming in the ocean of samsara truly open to whatever it comes. This new format is clean, and beautifully arranged. Congratulations. From Brazil, Paula
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:12 am
Beautiful simplicity ... less is more
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:12 am
I love it...much more reader friendly
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:13 am
It is interesting, I find the new look visually appealing but I found the old layout easier to read....more simple I think. But maybe I just need to get used to the new....and then it'll feel just right.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:14 am
Rejoice!
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:15 am
The quotes chosen represent the real pith of Rinpoche's teaching and reflect something of what it was like to interact with him in person. Thank you so much for your work. I like the new format a lot.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:15 am
Really like the look. One suggestion: make the text font larger. And change font from TR (too passe for the look)
Namaste
Jake
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:16 am
I so appreciate getting a jolt of wisdom every morning to heighten my awareness of how I can best move through the day. The new format of the quote page is lovely; clean, concise and helpful to the reader who might like to pursue the thread in the pictured book.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:16 am
Crazy wisdom loves crazy new format.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:16 am
Carolyn...great new look...and thanks for the draw!
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:18 am
I get and read these quotes, the Snowlion - and Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso quotes every week. They always hit the spot.
Thanks, and the new set-up looks really good.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:18 am
looks REALLY good! glad you finally got the support for that! please keep up the good work! and THANK YOU
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:18 am
the format is straightforward and visually appealing. i look forward to seeing more quotes! thank you! ben
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:18 am
It looks wonderful! It has a very peaceful, enlightening,inspiring and calming affect. Love the new look
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:19 am
I enjoy the blessings of receiving the weekly Oceans of Dharma quotes, but would love to win the book to provide a daily meditation thought. Thank you for the opportunity.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:19 am
Immensely appreciate, and now, beautiful to look at.
Thank you.
GL
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:22 am
Well, I do think that the new design is beautiful and elegant, but not as beautiful and elegant as the editor who sends out the quotes. This I say on the eve of 32 years of being married to her.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:23 am
I appreciate these quotes everyday and and moved by the wisdom and tenderness of Chogyam Trungpa, although I am perplexed by how to understand what I know of his life. I'll stay open.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:23 am
I always liked the personal nature of the delivery of quotes...but this new site honours not only the profound writing/thought of Trungpa, it also honours the interconnective nature of the internet medium and the diverse aims and goals of Shambhala.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:23 am
I like the new format -- not having to scroll down to read the quote (which is now in a prominent typeface and position) is very nice.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:23 am
Every quote that I receive is a precious gift, Like the bell calling us to meditation, the quotes call me to the present and silence.
Thanks so much!
Best,
Mary
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:24 am
I love having a small burst of concentrated thought in my inbox and the new format is nice to look at. Visually interesting.
To respond to Earl above - it is true that Trungpa made mistakes in his life and was certainly a slave to alcohol. Everyone in life has their own hurdles to overcome and their own challenges. It is important to recognize that the power of his writings isn't diminished by his personal failings - much like Heidegger, Neitzche or Rand. Most of the profound thinkers are so thoughtful because they have had challenges in their life.
Growing up in suburbia and living a comfortable, safe, sheltered life without challenges or loss doesn't force many people to think or examine on a level that would produce works of this kind. So yes, he had problems and we can learn from that too.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:24 am
Design and color are appealing..
This is the branch of Buddhism that I most relate to and have been following it through Pema Chodrin's work.
I will look forward it!
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:24 am
Wow! What a difference! This is a huge improvement and you have done a great job with it. It is accessible and much more engaging. I love the daily quotes, and am most happy to enter a contest for a book of value.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:27 am
Love the new look. Thank you for taking the time to make these quotes available, they are a good source of inspiration for people who like me have to walk the path alone without the support of any local group.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:28 am
So much easier and more inviting to read...thank you so much for your effort! It's great!
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:28 am
Very snazzy and much more contemporary -- good job!
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:29 am
I always enjoy receiving the Ocean of Dharma emails. They are a mindfulness bell in a sense. The new design is lovely and effective. It enhances the delivery and honors the teachings. Many thanks!
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:29 am
Very nice. Appreciate the links at the top as well.
Liz
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:30 am
I like the colors. And the words.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:31 am
The new format is really great! I love receiving the quotes and I would love to have a chance to win the book.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:31 am
I love the new format- it's very attractive. <3
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:31 am
Although I have been a subscriber to your mag, and a fairly regular attendee of events/classes at your NYC branch, I just received this. I am a quotaholic, so this feed my weird but usualy virtuous addiction. I appreciated the comments, in partcular the one citing the master's flaws. As a Christian who also honors Buddhism, I know that we are all imperfect, and that is why we all practice our respective faiths -- all must go on, get over, and get with reality.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:32 am
It all flows beautifully! I love how there were 108 initial subscribers: he must have had a chuckle at this ;)
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:32 am
I live in Oklahoma, where Buddhism and Sangha are not readily available in the community. The quotes keep me connected to all of you. Thank you. I enjoy the new look; peaceful and welcoming. Thanks.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:33 am
I love the new format and the information. I love this site for its information, inspiration and quality of thought put into each selection of books and quotations. Makes my day. I copy many into my journal to mediate on during the day. The book is a valuable asset for all of us who follow the path of enlightenment.
Namaste
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:33 am
I really like the new look and feel of the Ocean of Dharma...but its the content that keeps me looking forward to receiving it each week. Keep up the great work and I wish everyone the best of luck in the contest!
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:33 am
Looks beautiful! Congratulations!
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:33 am
Looks so much better! Great work!
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:35 am
Very nice!
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:35 am
Looks very nice, the design like a book page. Thank you for you effort to provide this opportunity.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:36 am
Looks great Carolyn and cohorts! Wonderful to have the links including social media. I really appreciate receiving these quotes over the years. I feel that sense of vastness and abundance of "ocean."
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:36 am
Lovely new look. Congratulations. I like the elegant layout with Blue white and black colors.
Looks great. Thank you for keeping us connected with our gurus mind.
Love,
Rochelle
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:37 am
I so enjoy receiving Ocean of Dharma quotes - they are a great opportunity to shift my perception in the midst of a busy day of computer activity. I love the new format!
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:37 am
Much more elegant. Visually more interesting. Still, same great message. Thanks you.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:39 am
Thank you for all you do, love the new look, beautiful on many levels.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:39 am
Looks great! Easy to read and simple layout makes it easy on the eye as well. Lovely blue color :-)
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:40 am
it would be an honor to live with this book- thanks!
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:40 am
I like the new up to date look - thank you.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:40 am
fine, clean look
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:41 am
I always look forward to the words and insight you share. Clarity. Compassion. Truth. Gratitude. Strength. The way of the compassionate warrior. Thank you.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:42 am
This is beautiful, a much nicer presentation! It's very inviting, but keeps the focus on the quotes, on the wisdom they convey. And it's wonderful to be able to link with social networks and share these words!
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:45 am
keep great faith when faith disappears
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:47 am
"Once there is bewilderment, a sort of double take begins to happen of wanting to find out where you were, what you are, where you are at." -Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Thank you for helping us recognize where we were, what and were we are Shambhala...keep up the incredible work.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:48 am
Good Morning Carolyn,
The new format is so pleasing to the eye. I like the blend of beauty in the content and beauty in the presentation. The format enhances the experience of reading and taking in the content. Very welcoming.
Thank you for the inspiration to do this and the hard work of bringing it into fruition.
With appreciation,
Kathleen
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:49 am
I have the book Shambala since a long time and enjoy the general philosophy of basic goodness. I employ this attitude and the "thinking" meditation on a daily basis for myself and others, with nice results in terms of consciousness, and general mental well being. Have been receiving Carolyn's emails for some years now...Its a natural and welcome transition to the new format, which is refreshing and offers greater access to this inspiring body of work!
p.s. the way Mr Trungpa lived his life is irrelevent in the light of his simple, powerful and beneficial wisdom that will continue to enlighten and illuminate us all helping to shift humans away from frivolous pursuit of ego based mentality!
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:50 am
I love the new look. It is very readable and "bright" looking.
thanks so much
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:50 am
Love the new look, especially how it conveys ocean and Dharma visually - beautiful!
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:52 am
I like the way the type stands out more effectively from the background. It is a fresh new look, with pleasing colors and designs.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:52 am
The new look is certainly easier to read and also more aesthetically pleasing. It helps to have the quotes presented in a calm and beautiful way, and I'm reminded that both the words and their context carry meaning. Thank you!
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:52 am
It looks great. Such a joy to see this in my emailbox. T.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:58 am
I am new to the newsletter, but I think it looks really nice.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 9:00 am
The new presentation is visually pleasing and elegant. It is so enjoyable to read the quotations that have been laid out in such beautiful design.I could print them and frame them, if I like.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 9:00 am
New design looks good. CT was obviously an incredibly charismatic personality. I find his lifestyle troubling and to me, some of his writings are helpful and others seem glib and obscure. But I'd be happy to win a book.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 9:03 am
Your new format honors Space.
The printing is sharp and precise
The message , as always, boundless Beauty and Wisdom
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 9:03 am
I am searching for my truth. I am recently emerging from under the ice and it is cold and breezy on my skin. I don't know how to deal with the elements as I have been protected under this sheet of ice that helped me to avoid life and people. I wish to have this book to assist me along my path... to LIFE!
Thank you
Suzy
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 9:04 am
The new look is beautiful! :)
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 9:04 am
I love the new look! I have really enjoyed the ocean of dharma quotes but now it will be visually enjoyable as well!! Thank you!
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 9:05 am
The new layout is much cleaner and easier on the eyes. Nice job!
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 9:08 am
The new look is quite refreshing and reflects the brilliance of my root guru. Thanks for bringing his words to a high standard of graphic design. Cheers to Carolyn and everyone who made this welcome change happen!
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 9:10 am
Beautiful selection of color and image. the peacefulness of blue and the ever changing in -the- moment teaching of the ocean. i used to live on an island and journaled every day by the ocean. change is constant: clear/hazy,soft/sharp, gentle/fierce. the new image and color will be an ever present reminder. the new format is easier to forward to my children and friends who don't receive them. i am selective in the ones i offer.
thank you for this gift.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 9:13 am
thanks for the quotes. the new format is great.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 9:17 am
These quotes are a breath of fresh air every time you send them out. Thank you.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 9:17 am
Dear Carolyn,
Thank you for such a beautiful presentation of the transcendent wisdom brought to us by Chögyam Trungpa. Thank you also for "Smiling at Fear."
Perhaps instead of condemning him for his path of mishaps, we could instead say to ourselves, "My goodness! If such a wayward man can find such depths of wisdom within, perhaps I, with my little transgressions, can find some wisdom within myself."
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 9:19 am
The new look is wonderful wehn I look at it my mail on the web, but I'm a dinosaur and tend to use an email app that disables html, so the "look" is pretty much the same for me, maybe a little less readable, but the quotations are still very precious. Please keep them coming!
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 9:22 am
Easy to read, lovely apprearance. My first impression was "nice, but I liked the simple look of the previous format" i.e. not advertising anything. But I can enjoy this too.
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 9:22 am
I am currently watching the funeral services of a slain officer in Toronto. The wheel of life turns. These daily quotes from OceanDharma truly give meaning and significance to all that awaits us in this very brief sojourn on earth. Henry
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 9:27 am
As a longtime subscriber, I was not sure how the new look would read; however, I like it very much. Thank you for the e-mails and please keep them coming!
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 9:28 am
I will be looking forward to Rinpoche's inspiring quotes.
Thank you for your effort in providing this page.
Emilia
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 9:29 am
I always look forward to this email and it often winds up on the bathroom mirror. The new look is very professional--in a good way!-- and elegant. I'm in favor. :-)
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 9:30 am