1970 UB Graduate Now a Leading American Buddhist Teacher
- WBFO 88.7 FM Radio, Buffalo, NY, September 2006
Listen to the online interview with Lama Surya Das and WBFO's Mark Scott

American Buddhism on the rise
- The Christian Science Monitor, September 2006
Lama Surya Das explains why Buddhism is the country's fourth-largest religion.

Day of Learning focuses on Dalai Lama's message
- University at Buffalo Reporter, September 2006
Lama Surya Das, a UB alumnus whose studies took him to India and Nepal after graduation to become one of the foremost Western Buddhist meditation teachers, is scheduled to present the two talks for the Day of Learning.

Food, facts, fun all part of Dalai Lama Experience
- University at Buffalo Reporter, September 2006
UB alumnus Lama Surya Das, one of the foremost western Buddhist meditation teachers and spiritual leader of the Dzogchen Center, also is scheduled to take part in the event.

Lineage Blessings: A Conversation between Lama Surya Das and His Holiness the Twelfth Gyalwang Drukpa
- Snow Lion Publications Newsletter, Winter 2006
Read the online article

Unwavering Spirit: The Art of Becoming a Wise Elder
- Spirituality & Health Magazine, January/February 2006
by Lama Surya Das

Finding Peace in the Spiritual Marketplace
- Spirituality & Health Magazine, November/December 2005
by Betsy Robinson

Awareness Itself
- Tricycle Magazine, Fall 2005
Lama Surya Das speaks with His Holiness the Twelfth Gyalwang Drupka about the deceptively simple practice of not doing anything at all.

"I didn't know that all along I was a Buddhist"
- Idaho Statesman, September 11, 2005
by Dana Oland

The Buddha within
- Long Island Business News, September 2005
by KEN SCHACHTER

Wisdom: The art of aging — elders as wisdom bearers - Mandala, August 2005
by Lama Surya Das

Spirituality in America
- Newsweek, August 2005

Forget shopping stress and relax
- The Cincinnati Enquirer online, December 19, 2004
By John Eckberg
Article Excerpt: Lama Surya Das, author of "Letting Go of the Person You Used to Be" (Broadway Books), thinks shoppers need to simply slow down. "People are caffeinated and over-stimulated with noise and the speed of electronics instead of the speed of things that grow," he said. When waiting in line, Lama Surya Das, who was called "The Western Lama" by the Dalai Lama, recommends prayer. "Look out the window for a moment. Connect with nature," he said. "Find a moment of mindfulness."

A Lama's Dark Night Of The Soul
- Phenomena magazine online, October 29, 2004
by Randall Fitzgerald
Article Excerpt: Surya Das ... had slipped a disk and the pain almost immediately incapacitated him ... at [a] cloistered retreat set deep in the forests of the Dordogue Valley in southern France. Sprawled alone on his back, unable to move about freely for a month, turned out to be an unexpected blessing. He was forced to surrender to the experience of feeling, really for the first time in his life, the burdens of all his ego attachments, and the repressed shadow parts of his unconscious that began surging unimpeded into his awareness. "It made me stronger inside as it showed me how I hadn't really been in touch with my repressed parts of self. I had avoided all the shadowy sides of the psyche, the irrational, the negative, the intense emotionalism. And all these things were dredged up and I couldn't suppress it by meditation. The biggest river in America is Denial, and it flows through all of us. Laying there helpless for a month cracked open my heart like open heart surgery."

Strengthen Your Soul This Lent
- Akron Beacon Journal, February 21, 2004
by Tom Schaefer
Excerpt: Read Awakening to the Sacred: Creating a Personal Spiritual Life by Lama Surya Das. The book provides a Buddhist perspective on how to connect to the sacred in your everyday life.

What do these 3 photos have in common?
- USA TODAY, December 2003
by Del Jones

They're a sign; Religious symbols are everywhere in our society
- Star News (Wilmington NC), December 2003
by Amanda Greene, Staff Writer

Peace on earth? The lama is your man
- The Dallas Morning News, December 2003 F
by Aline McKenzie
Excerpt: Even Lama Surya Das, the most senior Buddhist leader in the United States, indulges in some holiday gift-giving. But from his Buddhist teachings, he has gleaned five steps to a calmer season.

Coping with holiday stress
- San Antonio Express-News, December 2003
by Jeanie Tavitas-Williams

Letting Go of the Person You Used to Be
- Canberra Times (Australia), December 2003

Enjoy The Joy Of Natural Meditation
- Twin Cities Wellness, December 2003
Learn about the transformative spiritual practice of meditation from Lama Surya Das.

Red, White And Creepy? Could Be Santa
- The New York Times, November 28, 2003
By Clyde Haberman
Excerpt: Surya Das suggested some alternatives to runaway shopping...snip..One idea stood out, though. Thank someone who "you wouldn't usually think of thanking," he said. He specifically mentioned newspaper writers as perhaps worthy of such grace. Honest, he did.

Spending isn't only option for gift giving
- Salt Lake Tribune, November 2003
by Lisa Carricaburu

Drop Shopping! Who Would Buy That?; Buy Nothing Day Makes for a Tough Sell on the Day After Thanksgiving
- Orlando Sentinel, November 2003
by Linda Shrieves, Sentinel Staff Writer

'Buy Nothing' Becomes a Movement
- The Arizona Republic, November 2003
by Quynh Tran, The Arizona Republic

Buddhist lama conducts poll, offers holiday advice
- DelawareOnline.com / The News Journal (11/27/2003)
Read Lama Surya Das' survey results and words of advice for more enlightening ways to spend the winter holidays.

They are what you give — at least in your mind
- Ventura County Star, November 2003
by Lisa McKinnon

How Are You Spending Your Turkey Day? (Forgiving)/ Forgiving Can Add to Joy of Holiday Dinner
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri), November 2003
by Patricia Rice/ Post-Dispatch Religion Writer

Shop till you drop —' not!
- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 2003
by Rodney Ho

Gotta Shop? Bat it For a Day, Some Say
- The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, November 2003
by Kristin Dizon, P-I reporter

- Providence Journal-Bulletin (Rhode Island), November 2003

'Uh, Er, Boss, Could I ... ?'; We Show You The Best Ways to Frame 4 Tough Requests
- The Arizona Republic, November 2003
by Kathy Montgomery

Will Yoga & Meditation Really Change My Life: Personal Stories from 25 of North America's Leading Teachers
- By Stephen Cope (Editor) (October 2003)
Cope, a scholar-in-residence and teacher at the Kripalu Center, examines the widespread growth of Eastern spiritual practices in America through personal interviews with 25 prominent teachers of Buddhism, yoga, and meditation responsible, in part, for this proliferation, including Lama Surya Das. Purchase this book online at Amazon.com

Hugh Raises $$ For B'way Cares
- The New York Post, October 2003
by Cindy Adams

Help Yourself The Best You Can Be
- Daily News (New York), October 2003
by Rebecca Louie

Pontiff's light shines in tribute book
- Topeka Capital-Journal (Kansas), October 2003
by Phil Anderson

Laws Unlikely to Help Fired Mom-to-be
- Orlando Sentinel (Florida), October 2003
by Harry Wessel, Sentinel Columnist

Lama Surya Das: Navigating Loss, Catching Wisdom
- Martha's Vineyard Times
September 2003 interview by Julian Wise

Light Up the Night
- The Boston Globe, September 2003
by Jim Sullivan

- Herald Sun (Melbourne, Australia), September 2003

There Are Things We'd Rather Wait Longer For
- The New York Post, September 2003
by Linda Stasi

The Dalai Lama on Tour, an Exile on Main Street
- The New York Times, September 2003
by Laurie Goodstein and Daniel J. Wakin
Excerpt: Dalai Lama arrives in New York on his 15th visit to US, where he has been met by sold-out crowds from coast to coast and been treated like religious leader, head of state, pop icon, multimedia phenomenon and ascetic Buddhist superstar; is said to have consciously decided to have high profile in order to draw world's attention to cause of Tibetan autonomy from Chinese rule; photo with Richard Gere and Philip Glass at Guggenheim Museum (M)

- Hamilton Spectator (Ontario, Canada), September 2003

Bull's Eye
- The New York Post, September 2003
by Paul Tharp and Jenny Anderson

- The Oregonian, September 2003

Letting Go with Lama Surya Das
- Oasis TV: Body-Mind-Spirit Media

The freedom of letting go
- Simple Living Magazine

Awakening the Mind, Opening the Heart: A Postdenominational Spirituality
- Unitarian Universalist Association
Read the online report following Surya Das's presentation to the UUA 2003 General Assembly

An interview with Lama Surya Das
- The Share Guide
Read the online interview here .

Letting Go of the Person You Used to Be: Lessons on Change, Loss, and Spiritual Transformation
- Spirituality and Health
Read the featured review.

A Book About Balance
- The American Ethical Union / Ethical Culture Review of Books
Read the online book Review.

Books by Frances Lefkowitz
- Body and Soul Magazine
Review Excerpt: "The ostensible focus of Letting Go of the Person You Used to Be is coping with Life's difficult but inevitable changes. But the text is a collection of Buddhist-derived suggestions for living a good and satisfying life."

Letting Go of the Person You Used to Be
- Inquiring Mind
Read the book review found in the Fall 2003 issue. (PDF file)

A Personal Journey to the Ever-Present
- integralnaked.org
Excerpt: In this lively conversation with Ken Wilber, Lama Surya Das recounts his own personal story on the spiritual path, from seeking to realizing, with all the trials and tribulations inherent in that journey without goal.

In Part II of the conversation, Surya Das focuses on some of the more theoretical issues of spirituality in our times. But this conversation is his own story, in his own words, a story that seems more like an interior adventure novel or incredible motion picture (not surprising, in that his story has already been featured on an episode of the hit TV series, Dharma and Greg; listen in and find out how that one happened...). Surya's story is riveting; we think you will truly be moved and inspired by it.

Lama Surya Das' interview is available in streaming audio format on the cutting-edge website www.integralnaked.org. Access to both these talks is available by subscription, which costs $10 and includes access to all the material on Integral Naked. Please note that your credit card will be charged $10 each month subsequently unless and until you unsubscribe, which you can do at any time. If you wish to sign up and listen, click here.
(transmission time: 35 minutes. Most memorable moment: "With a glimpse of nondual reality, the entire nature of practice changes...")

Finding Inner Buddha Great Way to Start Year
- The Palm Beach Post
So many New Year's resolutions fall like dead winter leaves that we need something, anything, to keep any alive past Jan. 1. Read more...

Discover Tibetan Energy Yoga
- FourGates.com
Read what Lama Surya Das has to say about Tibetan energy yoga in this online interview.

Profiles: January Interview
- JanauaryMagazine.com
Review Excerpt: "Now is a time that people are reassessing things and looking for something that really connects. So what I connect with is what I think of as the essential sacredness of spirituality in life." Read the rest of the interview.

Discover Tibetan Energy Yoga
- SoundsTrue.com
An online interview with Lama Surya Das.

A Conversation with Lama Surya Das
LightWorks.com
A leading spokesperson for the merging of American Buddhism and contemporary spirituality discusses the enabling techniques of various types of meditation. Read the interview.