First, as the title suggests, it is a syncretic ("the amalgamation amalgamation of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought") translation and commentary, using the teachings of the Shambhala tradition to illuminate the Yijing.
Shambhala is a contemporary stream of teachings and practices that were received as terma[1] by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche[2] (1939-1987) in the context of the culture he met when he escaped Tibet and traveled to the west. Shambhala is resonant with the Mahayana, Mahamudra, and Dzogchen teachings of the Kagyü and Nyingma lineages of Tibetan Buddhism.
The Shambhala teachings are particularly concerned with how human society can function as an wakeful matrix which supports people of all capabilities and aspirations in recognizing their basic goodness and ripening their inherent potential.
The thesis of this work is that the Shambhala lens illuminates the rigor, internal structure, and deeper meaning of the Yijing, especially when it is understood as a narrative of social development.
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