Crazy Wisdom: The Life and Times of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche

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Crazy Wisdom is the long-awaited feature documentary to explore the life, teachings, and "crazy wisdom" of Chogyam Trungpa, Rinpoche, a pivotal figure in bringing Tibetan Buddhism to the West. Called a genius, rascal, and social visionary; 'one of the greatest spiritual teachers of the 20th century,' and 'the bad boy of Buddhism,' Trungpa defied categorization. Raised and trained in the rigorous Tibetan monastic tradition, Trungpa came to the West and shattered our preconceived notions about how an enlightened teacher should behave - he openly smoked, drank, and had intimate relations with students - yet his teachings are recognized as authentic, vast, and influential. Twenty years after his death, with unprecedented access and exclusive archival material, Crazy Wisdom looks at the man and the myths about him, and attempts to set the record straight.—Lisa Leeman, Producer

This documentary is a moving and honest biographical sketch of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, focusing on his eccentric and intense style of teaching, and his lifelong dance of merging his traditional Tibetan cultural roots and his role as a Buddhist monk and guru, with his love for Western culture.

Trungpa is a complicated being, inspiring in countless ways for his attainment of spiritual enlightenment and his mastery of Tibetan Buddhism as well as the English language, and confronting and confusing to many because of the many seemingly contadictory behaviors and actions that he induldged in while building and leading one of the first Tibetan Buddhist spiritual communities in the West.

This is a wonderful documentary film to learn more about the enigma himself, and to share a glimpse into a very special window of time when he was actively teaching, and inspiring thousands of students to carry on in their path of awakening.