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Lama Surya Das has spent more than 30 years studying with the great spiritual masters of Asia, including 15 in India and the Himalayas and eight years in a cloistered Tibetan retreat. He has brought many Tibetan lamas to North America to teach and reside. He is a leading spokesman for Buddhism and contemporary spirituality, as well as a poet, translator, spiritual teacher, and a lama in the Tibetan Buddhist order. Surya leads meditation retreats, workshops, and lectures worldwide. Lama Surya Das is the founder and spiritual director of the Dzogchen Foundation in Massachusetts and California, and organized the Western Buddhist Teachers Network weeklong conferences with the Dalai Lama. Surya is the author of several books, including the national best-seller "Awakening the Buddha Within: Tibetan Wisdom for the Modern World," and is active in interfaith dialogue. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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 Columns and articles by Lama Surya Das
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Meditating for Peace
Jan 31, 2007
As wars rage, Buddhists use their inner clarity for global harmony.
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Whispered Wisdom
Oct 20, 2005
Teachings from the Dzogchen tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.
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The Winds of Karma
May 23, 2005
Through spiritual practices, take hold of life's changes and turn them into positive experiences.
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'It's All a Dream'
Nov 1, 2004
Breathe. Detach. Here's how to stay centered spiritually now that the election is over.
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A Buddhist Valentine
Feb 10, 2003
How would Buddha love? By seeing everything as fundamentally like himself.
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Buddhism's Gospel
Dec 4, 2002
Everyone is capable of that spiritual illumination called enlightenment--especially during Rohatsu.
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In the Here and Now
Dec 21, 2001
Forgiveness and self-acceptance are part of the practice of being in the moment.
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What Would Buddha Do?
Sep 18, 2001
The Enlightened One would advocate restraint, reason, compassion, and understanding.
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All About Altars
Aug 29, 2001
Whether elaborate or spartan, what a true home altar really needs is attention and faith.
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The Sounds of Insight
Jun 4, 2001
What's all the chanting about? Lama Surya Das explains how sacred sound is a surefire path to spiritual insight. And it's fun!
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Blessings and Offerings
Mar 7, 2001
What do all those white scarves and red strings mean? The Lama gives a primer on Tibetan Buddhist blessings.
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A Sacred Outlook
Dec 21, 2000
In a selection from his new book, Surya Das shows just how practical it is to view everything as a blessing.
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Letting Go, Letting Be
Dec 14, 2000
How do you spell relief? For starters, stop trying to change things you have no control over.
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What Makes a Holy Day?
Nov 17, 2000
Holidays--Buddhist or otherwise--offer auspicious times for practice and reflection.
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Transforming Anger
Nov 3, 2000
Even the Dalai Lama gets angry. The trick is what you do with it.
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What Is Tantra, Anyway?
Aug 8, 2000
The lama sets the record straight on the ins and outs of a much misunderstood term.
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The Saints of the Dharma
Jun 8, 2000
They're not canonized, but Buddhism's masters and miracle workers have all the right stuff
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What's In A Name?
May 25, 2000
Lama Surya Das explains why Buddhist teachers have so many titles.
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Everyday Dharma
Mar 24, 2000
Finding a way to fit practice into daily life.
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The Value of Spiritual Community
Feb 23, 2000
Community offers the spiritual aspirant the chance to practice what they preach in the nitty gritty of daily life.
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Who Made God?
Feb 2, 2000
Big questions sometimes come from little people.
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The Silent Revolution
Jan 19, 2000
Far from being a self-centered preoccupation, meditation actually encourages spiritual activism.
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