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.

Benefiting Others

Our subject matter is benefiting others, working for others. To work for others, we have to work on ourselves. We have to love ourselves. We have to be gentle with ourselves. That is the basic point: as human beings, we ...
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Constantly Falling in Love: For Diana

  You are the sun that dispels darkness. You are the moon that creates smile. You are my heart– Incredible companion. Most beautiful, dazzling light in my life, May the Great Eastern Sun inspire you. Let us work together, And ...
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What Are the True Values for Business?

We have to look at what kind of human power or economic power in our approach to business will produce genuine accomplishment. First, we need to consider the question of value, in terms of richness, poverty, and politics. There is ...
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