{"product_id":"the-mishap-lineage-transforming-confusion-into-wisdom-9781590307137","title":"The Mishap Lineage: Transforming Confusion into Wisdom","description":"All of us experience obstacles as part of our journey, in life and on the spiritual path. In many cases, we think of them as purely something unpleasant to overcome, or as a mistake that needs correcting. Here, Ch gyam Trungpa takes a radically different approach to such obstacles, teaching that unexpected chaos, confusion, and emotional upheavals can actually be used as fuel for the journey--an energy that can transform confusion into sanity and wisdom. He illustrates this transformative principle through telling the lively history of the Trungpa tulkus (a lineage within the Kagy  tradition of Tibetan Buddhism), of which he was the eleventh incarnation. Trungpa referred to his lineage as the \"Mishap Lineage\"\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ebecause of the ups and downs and colorful lives that were typical of his predecessors, and true of his own life as well. The stories of the Trungpas are seen as a guide for the practitioner's journey and help us to understand how important lineage and community remain for us 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","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50357306884370,"sku":"9781590307137","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bc8b47fe-0822-432c-a61a-47467c8677d1.jpg?v=1728322392","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-mishap-lineage-transforming-confusion-into-wisdom-9781590307137","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}