Reginald "Reggie" Ray is a leading Buddhist academic and Vajra Master, teaching in the lineage of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Since 1974 he has taught in the Religious Studies Department at Naropa University where he currently is a professor. Ray is a senior student of Chögyam Trungpa. Ray divides his time between Naropa University and the Dharma Ocean Foundation in Crestone, Colorado, which he leads with his wife Lee. The Dharma Ocean Foundation is a non-profit educational foundation dedicated to the practice, study and preservation of the teachings of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and the practice lineage he embodied. Dr. Reginald A. Ray and Mrs. Lee Ray are the co-founders of the Dharma Ocean Foundation and the primary teachers. Ray is also author of the such books as 'Buddhist Saints in India', 'Indestructible Truth' and his latest, 'Touching Enlightenment'.
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Reginald "Reggie" Ray is a leading Buddhist academic and Vajra Master, teaching in the lineage of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Since 1974 he has taught in the Religious Studies Department at Naropa University where he currently is a professor. Ray is a senior student of Chögyam Trungpa. Ray divides his time between Naropa University and the Dharma Ocean Foundation in Crestone, Colorado, which he leads with his wife Lee. The Dharma Ocean Foundation is a non-profit educational foundation dedicated to the practice, study and preservation of the teachings of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and the practice lineage he embodied. Dr. Reginald A. Ray and Mrs. Lee Ray are the co-founders of the Dharma Ocean Foundation and the primary teachers. Ray is also author of the such books as 'Buddhist Saints in India', 'Indestructible Truth' and his latest, 'Touching Enlightenment'.
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Rebecca Novick, Executive Producer; Christal, Smith, Senior Producer; Julie Adler, Contributing Producer; Yangzom Brauen, Anchor; and Ken Lee, Engineer in Los Angeles.
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Terri Monahan
Posted on July 15, 2009 at 05:36 PM | Permalink
excellent piece
The interviewer brought out the best in Reggie Ray, so he could speak about important views, both related to his book and related to life.