4/14/21 Open House Talk: Special Guest Speaker David Rome, The Poetry of Chögyam Trungpa
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
7-9 PM ET on Zoom
Nowhere is Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche’s inner life more accessible than in his poetry. Rinpoche’s poems are filled with striking imagery, passion, humor, tenderness, and pride. They contain personal reflections, appreciations, incisive social commentary, and spontaneous flashes of profound teaching. We will explore the poetry and Rinpoche’s creative process.
David Rome began practicing Buddhism in 1971 and served for nine years as private secretary to the Vidyadhara, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. David played a leadership role in the early development of Shambhala International and Naropa University and was one of the first teachers in the Shambhala Training program. David was both scribe and editor for hundreds of Rinpoche’s poems and edited four volumes of his selected poems, including First Thought Best Thought and Timely Rain, both published by Shambhala Publications. He is also the author of Your Body Knows the Answer: Using Your Felt Sense to Solve Problems, Effect Change, and Liberate Creativity (Shambhala 2014), a guide to the practice of mindful focusing (www.mindfulfocusing.com).
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