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.

You Don’t Have to Create Space

You don’t have to create space. It is there already, so you don’t have to manufacture it…..At that very moment of now, there is no ignorance. In the nowness of the gap, spaciousness becomes intelligent. In that space, there is ...
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The Origin of Karma

Karmic situations are not based on some abstract cosmic law or the abstract aspect of morality, or anything like that. Rather, before morality begins, before cosmic law begins, there is energy that creates volitional action. Karma arises from the energy ...
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Smile, with Shambhala Vision

I would like to give you a reminder: when you are in a serious mood, smile, with Shambhala vision. The sitting practice of meditation is VERY important for you. JUST SIT, as you are instructed to do. I’m so pleased ...
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