The Chögyam Trungpa Institute

The Chögyam Trungpa Institute, based at Naropa University, serves a diverse worldwide community of those inspired by the work of Chögyam Trungpa, by the practice of meditation, and by the Buddhist tradition and teachings, historically and in contemporary times.

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Key Initiatives and Events

The CT Digital Library

The Digital Library makes audio and video recordings of Chogyam Trungpa’s teachings available for all to hear and watch. Transcripts and captioning aligned with the recordings are also provided. You can browse, search, and access material in many ways.

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CTR Transcription Project

A team of trained transcribers is completing the transcription of close to 1,000 talks never transcribed before. The team is also reviewing, digitizing and correcting older transcripts, and team members also contribute to talk and seminar descriptions for the CTR Digital Library.

Opening the Dharma Treasury Editors Group

The ODT began with a series of yearly workshops at Naropa to train transcribers and editors. The ODT Editors’ Group completed their first book, Cynicism and Magic: Intelligence and Intuition on the Buddhist Path, which was published in 2021.

The CTI Archive and Museum

Currently in the planning stages, the Museum and Archive will house physical documents, visual art, and many other items, both secular and sacred.

About Our Logo

The logo of the Chogyam Trungpa Institute incorporates elements designed by Chogyam Trungpa himself. The image of the radiating sun with the EVAM symbol in its heart center symbolizes wakefulness and the unity of feminine and masculine energies.

Trusting in the Vivid World

Developing trust is a question of having a sense of humor and not taking things too seriously, including yourself. So trust develops from humbleness. You don’t just come to conclusions based on what you think. There is respect for the rest ...
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Wild Duck

  The one to whom peace and solitude Are known for ever, perfectly, You, Milarepa, Longchenpa, The Guru to whom all things are known, The one who shows the single truth, You I remember, I, your son. Crying from an ...
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The Path of Meditation Is Working with Karma

As a result of situations in life that have already occurred, we have ended up being what we are now. Our present state of mind, our present spiritual development, and our domestic scene have been karmically determined up to this ...
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