How was Naropa University started?
Naropa University represents the vision of the Venerable Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Trungpa Rinpoche, a Buddhist meditation master, scholar and teacher who lived between 1940 and 1987, founded Naropa in 1974 as a summer institute. It was his view that Western education would be greatly enhanced if combined with the mindfulness training offered by Eastern traditions, such as aikido, yoga or meditation.
