True Perception: The Path of Dharma Art

Genuine art has the power to awaken and liberate. The renowned meditation master and artist Ch gyam 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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Shambhala
Published: 11/11/2008
ISBN: 9781590305881
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.02w x 0.62d