Editor's Preface ix
Editor's Note xiii
The Doha of Confidence xvii

PART I. THE SACRED PATH OF THE WARRIOR
Creating an Enlightened Society 3
Discovering Basic Goodness 11
The Genuine Heart of Sadness 17
Discovering Magic 21
The Art of the Great Eastern Sun 28
The Universal Monarch 34

PART II. THE NOBLE WAY OF BUDDHA

INTRODUCTION 40
The True Spiritual Path 40
Padmasambhava and Spiritual Materialism 48

STYLES OF IMPRISONMENT 55
Cosmic Joke 55
Self-Absorption 59
Paranoia 63
Passion 65
Stupidity 68
Poverty 71
Anger 73

MEDITATION 75
Afterthought 75
Meditation and Mind 76
Mindfulness and Awareness 80
Cool Boredom 87
The Way of the Buddha 91
Art in Everyday Life 94
How Typical Student Poetry Should Be 101

MAHAYANA: WORKING WITH OTHERS 103
The Manure of Experience and the Field of Bodhi 103
The Bodhisattva Vow 114
Compassion 117
The Lion's Roar 123
Acknowledging Death 127
The Spiritual Friend 134
The Lonely Journey 147
Looking into the World 151

TANTRA: THE DIAMOND PATH 153
Listen, Abushri 153
Vajra Nature 157
The Five Buddha Families 162
Mahamudra 171
Working With Negativity 179
Crazy Wisdom 186
Maha Ati 196

METEORIC IRON MOUNTAIN 205

EXCERPT FROM GREAT EASTERN SUN: THE WISDOM OF SHAMBHALA 208

Glossary 219
Acknowledgments 225
About the Author 227
Books by Chögyam Trungpa 233
Resources 239
Index 241