[OceanofDharma] Quotes of the Week: Dragon Thunder

[Carolyn Gimian]

[See below for special pre-order for DRAGON THUNDER: MY LIFE WITH CHOGYAM 
TRUNGPA]

Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week

July 29, 2006

DRAGON THUNDER

Bringing together sun and moon,
Dragon Thunder proclaims.
Let us rejoice in the name of the Great Eastern Sun.

         From an unpublished manuscript, THE MEMOIRS OF SIR NYIMA SANGPO.

Special Pre-Order: DRAGON THUNDER: MY LIFE WITH CHOGYAM TRUNGPA is the 
forthcoming memoir written by Chogyam Trungpa's widow, Diana J. Mukpo, with 
Carolyn Rose Gimian. The official publication date is October 2006, but 
books may be available in September. For more information about this book, 
or to pre-order it at a 20% discount, go to: 
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"It was not always easy to be the guru's wife," writes Diana Mukpo. "But I 
must say, it was rarely boring." At the age of sixteen, Diana left school 
and broke with her upper-class English family to marry Chogyam Trungpa, a 
young Tibetan lama who would go on to become a major figure in the 
transmission of Buddhism to the West. In a memoir that is at turns magical, 
troubling, humorous, and totally out of the ordinary, Diana takes us into 
her intimate life with one of the most influential and dynamic Buddhist 
teachers of our time.
         Diana led an extraordinary and unusual life as the '"first lady" 
of a burgeoning Buddhist community in the American 1970s and '80s. She gave 
birth to four sons, three of whom were recognized as reincarnations of high 
Tibetan lamas. It is not a simple matter to be a modern Western woman 
married to a Tibetan lama, let alone to be married to a man who is a major 
religious figure and is sought out by thousands of eager students. 
Surprising events and colorful people fill the narrative as Diana seeks to 
understand the dynamic, puzzling, and larger-than-life man she married -- 
and to find a place for herself in his unusual world.
         Rich in ambiguity, Dragon Thunder is the story of an uncommon 
marriage and also a stirring evocation of the poignancy of life and of 
relationships -- from a woman who has lived boldly and with remarkable 
originality.

Author: Diana J. Mukpo was born in England in 1953. She attended the 
prestigious Benenden School until she left at the age of sixteen to marry 
Tibetan Buddhist teacher Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Mrs. Mukpo moved to the 
United States in 1970, where she remained with Trungpa Rinpoche until his 
death in 1987. During their marriage, she pursued intensive study of 
dressage. She is now the owner and director of Windhorse Dressage, a riding 
academy located in Providence, Rhode Island.

Co-Author: Carolyn Rose Gimian is the editor of many of Chogyam Trungpa’s 
books, notably Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior, The Collected 
Works of Chögyam Trungpa, and The Sanity We Are Born With: A Buddhist 
Approach to Psychology. A freelance writer and editor, her writing is 
featured in Best Buddhist Writing 2006. She lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Forthcoming from Shambhala Publications, Inc.
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Praise for DRAGON THUNDER:

“Diana Mukpo’s extraordinary story as wife, lover, and friend to one of the 
great spiritual teachers of the twentieth century, reveals her to be a 
courageous, independent woman with deep understanding of her husband’s life 
and teaching. More than just a history, it is a timeless illumination of 
the genuine spiritual path.” Melvin McLeod, editor of The Best Buddhist 
Writing series

"A delightful and unusual book. Filled with insight, it offers readers new 
understandings of the life and teachings Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, a 
remarkable person and irreplaceable teacher." Pema Chödrön, author of When 
Things Fall Apart

"Diana Mukpo has written a deeply intimate, insightful, raw, and moving 
account of her life with her late husband. I don't think it would be 
possible to capture the essence of Chögyam Trungpa more accurately and 
beautifully than she has done here."-Dzigar Kongtrül, author of It's Up to 
You: The Practice of Self-Reflection on the Buddhist Path


All material by Chogyam Trungpa is copyright Diana J. Mukpo and used by 
permission.

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