{"product_id":"cutting-through-spiritual-materialism-9781570629570","title":"Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis modern spiritual classic highlights a trick we play on ourselves and offers a brighter reality: liberation by letting go of the self rather than working to improve it\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Tibetan meditation master Chögyam Trungpa calls attention to the commonest pitfall to which every aspirant on the spiritual path falls prey: what he calls \u003ci\u003espiritual materialism.\u003c\/i\u003e \"The problem is that ego can convert anything to its own use,\" he says, \"even spirituality.\" The universal tendency is to see spirituality as a process of self-improvement--the impulse to develop and refine the ego when the ego is, by nature, essentially empty. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTrungpa's incisive, compassionate teachings serve to wake us up from these false comforts. Featuring a new foreward by his son and lineage holder, \u003ci\u003eCutting Through Spiritual Materialism\u003c\/i\u003e has resonated with students for nearly thirty years--and remains as fresh as ever today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChögyam Trungpa (1940-1987)--meditation master, teacher, and artist--founded Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, the first Buddhist-inspired university in North America; the Shambhala Training program; and an international association of meditation centers known as Shambhala International. He is the author of numerous books including \u003ci\u003eShambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCutting Through Spiritual Materialism\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Myth of Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Shambhala Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614347596050,"sku":"9781570629570","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7c7337c1-b86e-4100-b21c-a6a0c9d4945c.jpg?v=1732440218","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cutting-through-spiritual-materialism-9781570629570","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}