David Shapiro became a student of Chogyam Trungpa, Rinpoche, in 1973 and studied with him until his death in 1987. David was the founding director of the Milwaukee Dharma Study Group, now the Shambhala Center, and was a practicing internist for over 3 decades. Currently, he is a member of the Light of Berotsana Translation Group and continues to practice within the context of Tibetan Buddhism.