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.

Cynical Letter

Licking honey from a razor blade, Eyes of the learned gouged out by books, The beauty of maidens worn by display, The warrior dead from not knowing fear― It is ironical to see the dharma of samsara: Celebrities deafened by ...
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The Role of Poetry in Society

What do we mean by songs and poetry? There are a lot of possibilities. We might say that poetry occurs when somebody has the mental capability and artistic talent to put elegant words together, and says something that makes people ...
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The Pain of Unmasking

We sometimes blame our reluctance to open ourselves on lack of experience: “I’m not learned enough”; “I don’t have enough practice.” But in fact our hesitation is usually based on an unwillingness to do the hard work of relating with ...
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