Truth of Suffering and the Path of Liberation

“An invaluable resource for anyone seeking the truth. With disarming honesty and humor Trungpa Rinpoche guides us through the Buddha’s teachings, bringing us face to face with our many misconceptions and our true potential.”—Sharon Salzberg

“Trungpa Rinpoche’s mastery of the dharma reveals within this apparently simple teaching a ceaseless profundity of inestimable value for both beginners and advanced practitioners.”—John Daido Loori

“In this book we can hear Rinpoche’s uncontrived, genuine voice illuminating the fundamental teachings of Buddhism on the cycle of suffering and freedom from suffering—profoundly inspiring all of us.”—Tulku Thondup Rinpoche

This in-Depth Exploration of the Four Noble Truths—the foundational Buddhist teaching about the origin of suffering and its cessation—reveals the subtlety and sophistication that lie beneath these deceptively simple teachings. Chogyam Trungpa shows us how we can join view (intellectual understanding) of the teachings with practical application to interrupt suffering before it arises.

Chogyam Trungpa (1940-1987)—meditation master, teacher, and artist—founded Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado; the Shambhala Training program; and an international association of meditation centers known as Shambhala International. He is the author of numerous books including Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior and Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism.