The time is 1974. The place is Naropa Institute in Boulder, Colorado. The speaker is Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. This two volume digitally remastered set contains fourteen talks, which make up The Tibetan Buddhist Path, the first seminar given by Trungpa Rinpoche during the inaugural summer session at Naropa. More than 1,200 spiritual seekers are there to hear him speak. His message:

The spiritual quest is humanity's highest aspiration. However, be careful. Spiritual materialism, or the pursuit of spirituality for pleasure or to reinforce ego's game, is a constant danger on the path. We must acknowledge this obstacle from the beginning. The antidote is to employ critical intelligence, or a fundamentally cynical attitude, that allows us to uncover self-deception.

Powerful words from a spiritual pioneer who helped to bring the genuine tradition of Buddhist meditation and wisdom to into the mainstream of North American spirituality.

This two-volume set from Kalapa Recordings features fourteen talks on seven DVDs and includes a CDRom Study Guide.