If reading what Lama Surya Das has written is thought provoking, then to hear what he says and how he says it is truly profound. Listen then, to samples of his teachings, and immerse yourself in the meditation of Buddhism.

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Selected audio:

• The Heart Sutra and Gaté Mantra from Lama Surya Das: Four Chants (CD, 1996)

  From the CD Lama Surya Das | Chants, this excerpt illustrates that all Buddhas past, present and future attain complete Nirvana. This chant is the great mantra, the wisdom mantra, the unsurpassed mantra.

  Its words: "Gaté, gaté, pãragaté, pãrasamagaté, bodhisvãhã!"

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• Excerpt, Awakening The Buddha Within (cassette, 1997)

  This radical, compelling, yet simple message of looking within, not without, for liberation and attainment of mindful compassionate living begins with this excerpt describing the beginnings of the Lama's own path - the events that led him to seek truth in a world of confusion.

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• Excerpt, Natural Perfection (cassette, 1999)

  Recorded live before an enraptured audience, Lama Surya Das enlightens his listeners to the possibilities of attaining the ultimate natural perfection: dzogchen. Why? "Because dzogchen takes the struggle out of meditation," explains Surya.

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