![]() However, I didn't manage to get past the first two chapters. His blog, “Ask the Lama,” can be found at and his lecture and retreat schedule are listed on his website Follow him on Facebook-Lama Surya Das-and seemed like an interesting book to read, considering the high profile of the author. He is also a published poet, translator, and chant master. He is also active in interfaith dialogue and charitable projects in the Third World, and has recently turned his efforts towards youth and contemplative education initiatives, what he calls “True higher education and wisdom for life training.”Īs a sought after speaker, Lama Surya Das teaches and lectures around the world, conducting meditation retreats and workshops. As founder of the Western Buddhist Teachers Network with the Dalai Lama, he regularly helps organize its international Buddhist Teachers Conferences. ![]() ![]() Surya has brought many Tibetan lamas to this country to teach and start centers and retreats over the years. ![]() He is the founder of the Dzogchen Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts and its branch centers around the United States. He is an authorized lama and lineage holder in the Nyingmapa School of Tibetan Buddhism, and a personal disciple of the leading grand lamas of that tradition. Lama Surya Das has spent over forty years studying Zen, Vipassana, yoga, and Tibetan Buddhism with the great masters of Asia, including the Dalai Lama’s own teachers. The Snow Lion’s Turquoise Mane: Wisdom Tales from Tibet Natural Great Perfection: Dzogchen Teachings and Vajra Songs, with Nyoshul Khenpo The Big Questions: How to Find Your Own Answers to Life’s Essential MysteriesĪwakening the Buddhist Heart: Integrating Love, Meaning, Natural Radiance: Awakening to Your Great Perfectionīuddha Is as Buddha Does: The Ten Transformative Practices of Enlightened Living The Mind Is Mightier Than the Sword: Enlightening the Mind, Opening the Heart His other books include:īuddha Standard Time: Awakening to the Infinite Possibilities of Now He is well known for his internationally bestselling Awakening the Buddha Within: Tibetan Wisdom for the Western World and the sequels in the “Awakening” trilogy, Awakening to the Sacred: Creating a Spiritual Life from Scratch and Awakening the Buddhist Heart: Integrating Love, Meaning and Connection into Every Part of Your Life. His most recent book is Make Me One with Everything: Buddhist Meditations to Awaken from the Illusion of Separation. The Dalai Lama affectionately calls him “The Western Lama.” ![]() Lama Surya Das is one of the foremost Western Buddhist meditation teachers and scholars, one of the main interpreters of Tibetan Buddhism in the West, and a leading spokesperson for the emerging American Buddhism. The Mind Is Mightier Than the Sword is a practical guide to using the teachings of Buddhism to live a happier, healthier, more enlightened life. From daily meditation and yoga to creative work, journaling, volunteering in your community, and finding teachers in unexpected places, Buddhist practice can and should be part of everything you do. In part, it is his straightforward, accessible, and humorous approach that audiences react so strongly to–and in The Mind Is Mightier Than the Sword, Surya brings that unique approach to a comprehensive guide to the most essential Buddhist teachings.įor beginners and experienced practitioners alike, Lama Surya Das outlines his Six Building Blocks of Spiritual Practice and offers insight and advice not only on how to find and develop a spiritual center, but how to integrate it into your daily life. His books have sold hundreds of thousands of copies and his seminars and retreats are continually in demand. Lama Surya Das is one of the most well-regarded Buddhist teachers and scholars in America today. From bestselling author and beloved teacher Lama Surya Das comes a thorough, engaging, and user-friendly guide to the teachings of Buddhism. ![]()
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