True Perception The Path of Dharma Art in Paperback

$ 9.56

Type: book gtin13: 9781590305881 Book Title: True Perception : the Path of Dharma Art Illustrator: Yes Topic: Buddhism / Tibetan, Buddhism / General (See Also Philosophy / Buddhist), Hindu, Buddhism / Rituals & Practice, Subjects & Themes / Religious Item Length: 8.9 in Intended Audience: General/trade ISBN: 9781590305881 Item Width: 5.9 in Item Weight: 11.7 Oz Publication Year: 2008 Number of Pages: 224 Pages Language: English Edition: 2 Features: Revised Item Height: 0.7 in Format: Trade Paperback Author: Chogyam Trungpa Publisher: Shambhala Publications, Incorporated Genre: Art, Religion, Philosophy Narrative Type: book

Description

Genuine art has the power to awaken and liberate. The renowned meditation master and artist Chögyam Trungpa called this type of art “dharma art”—any creative work that springs from an awakened state of mind, characterized by directness, unselfconsciousness, and nonaggression. Dharma art provides a vehicle to appreciate the nature of things as they are and express it without any struggle or desire to achieve. A work of dharma art brings out the goodness and dignity of the situation it reflects—dignity that comes from the artist’s interest in the details of life and sense of appreciation for experience. Trungpa shows how the principles of dharma art extend to everyday life: any activity can provide an opportunity to relax and open our senses to the phenomenal world.

An expanded edition of Trungpa's Dharma Art (1996), this book includes a new introduction and essay.