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  • Words of Wisdom - by Lama Surya Das

    Words of Wisdom book cover Lama Surya Das expresses his depth of understanding and brilliant sense of humor that have made him a prominent and popular spokesman for Buddhism in the West. Each page of this small-format hardcover contains a statement that focuses the reader's attention on an essential concept. An ideal gift book and wisdom treasure for seekers of all faiths.


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    Paperback - 146 pages; (June 1, 2008);
    Koa Books; ISBN: 0977333876;
    Retail price: $9.95 Order this item



  • The Big Questions: How to Find Your Own Answers to Life's Essential Mysteries - by Lama Surya Das

    The Big Questions book cover Our instinct to seek & question is what drives us to grow, consciously evolve, and thrive.

    As humans we are all faced with daunting and pressing questions each day, great to small. We wonder what our purpose is in life and feel perplexed about the mysteries of death and the afterlife. In The Big Questions, best-selling author Lama Surya Das offers his enlightened wisdom and personal experience through incisive instruction in the art of intelligent questioning while unlocking your own crucial questions and helping you discover your pathway in life. The insights he provides helps you transition from a seeker of knowledge to a finder of fulfillment, inner peace, and conviction. The Big Questions is for anyone looking to break through their own personal identity and self-imposed limitations, find the sacred life, and further develop integrity, authenticity, ethical values, meaning and truth.

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    Hardcover - 288 pages; (October 2, 2007);
    RodaleBooks; ISBN: 1594862087;
    Retail price: $17.95 Order this item



  • Buddha Is as Buddha Does: The Ten Original Practices for Enlightened Living - by Lama Surya Das

    Buddha Is as Buddha Does book cover In 2006 His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who calls Lama Surya Das the American Lama, said to an American audience, "It is not enough just to meditate and pray, which are always good things to do, but we also must take positive action in this world."

    In the process of awakening, the Buddha realized that all of us, deep within, are inherently perfect and whole, with the capacity to overcome suffering and transform ourselves into forces for good. In this book national bestselling author Lama Surya Das, one of the foremost American Buddhist teachers, offers a thorough, tried-and-true map to the richest treasure a human being can find—Buddha's advice for living to your true potential. By following these guidelines, you will enter into a life of greater joy, clarity, peace, and wisdom than you ever thought possible.

    Whether you consider yourself a Buddhist, Christian, Jew, Muslim, Hindu, atheist, or agnostic, Buddha Is as Buddha Does enables you to reflect more deeply upon how you think, speak, and behave in each moment and to explore more intently your relationships with others. Appropriate for new seekers as well as experienced practitioners, and accompanied by lively anecdotes and practical exercises, this is one of the most accessible books to date on the ancient and timeless wisdom of the Buddha. Buddha Is as Buddha Does is for everyone who seeks to become a better person and share in the bounty of true Buddha nature.

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    Hardcover - 288 pages; (April 10, 2007);
    HarperSanFrancisco; ISBN: 0060747293;
    Retail price: $23.95
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  • Natural Radiance - by Lama Surya Das

    Bestselling author Lama Surya Das' first complete instructional tool for the daily practice of Tibetan Buddhism's "direct path" of realization.

    Natural Radiance "One moment of total awareness is one moment of perfect freedom and enlightenment." This is the ultimate teaching of Tibetan Buddhism, renowned as Dzogchen "the Great Perfection," the subject of Lama Surya Das' newest book Natural Radiance. With his previous bestsellers including Awakening the Buddha Within, Lama Surya Das has taught millions about the innate wakefulness and liberation that are our essential way of being. Now with Natural Radiance through the unique format of a book with a CD, he teaches for the first time a complete daily Dzogchen practice in the oral tradition as it was originally transmitted, including guided meditations and chants.

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    Hardcover - 88 pages; (August 1, 2005);
    Sounds True; ISBN: 1591792835; retail price: $19.95
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  • Letting Go of the Person You Used to Be: Lessons on Loss, Change, and Spiritual Transformation - by Lama Surya Das

    The beloved American Lama, a spiritual leader whose inimitable light and lively universal teaching style has awakened the spirituality of thousands, now shares an enlightened approach to change and loss, dealing with difficult emotions such as fear, grief, and anger, and the role of crisis in uncovering our authentic selves.

    Full of personal stories, anecdotes, practical exercises, guided meditations and reflections, and pithy original aphorisms, Letting Go of the Person You Used to Be addresses life's most universal difficulties in a way that is accessible to all. (from Amazon.com)

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    Hardcover - 240 pages; 1st edition (August 12, 2003); Broadway Books; ISBN:0767908732; retail price: $25.00
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  • Awakening the Buddhist Heart : Integrating Love, Meaning and Connection into Every Part of Your Life - by Lama Surya Das

    Awakening the Buddhist Heart : Integrating Love, Meaning and Connection into Every Part of Your Life "Life is about relationship—the relationship we have with ourselves, with each other, with the world, as well as the connection to that which is beyond any of us yet imminent in each of us. When our relationships are good, we feel good; when they are bad, we feel awful. Let's accept it: We need each other. We need to feel connected; we need to feel each other's presence and love."

    Using down-to-earth, everyday experiences and stories, as well as specific ancient Buddhist practices and meditations, Surya Das illustrates how to develop authentic presence, how to connect to our own life experience, build deeper relationships, embrace life's lessons, as well as learn how to love what we don't like. With tremendous insight he explores specific ways in which we can more fruitfully relate to our own experiences as well as each other in today's fast-paced, complicated, and often confusing world.

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    Hardcover - 320 pages (November 7, 2000); Broadway Books; ISBN:0767902769 Order this item

    Audio Cassette Tape - (November 7, 2000); Bantam Books-Audio; ISBN:0553527576 Order this item

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  • Chants To Awaken The Buddhist Heart - by Lama Surya Das, Steven Halpern

    Chants To Awaken The Buddhist Heart - by Lama Surya Das, Steven Halpern A collection of traditional Tibetan Buddhist mantras/chants, this CD is the companion to the book Awakening the Buddhist Heart (shown above).

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    Audio CD (November 14, 2000); Inner Peace Music; ASIN: B0000508CD Order this item



  • Tibetan Dream Yoga : A Complete System for Becoming Conscious in Your Dreams - by Lama Surya Das

    Tibetan Dream Yoga : A Complete System for Becoming Conscious in
                     Your DreamsIn the secret teachings of ancient Tibet, the dream state is known as "Fourth Time," a malleable realm where the past, present, and future meet. It was here that the first meditation masters of Tibet achieved a monumental accomplishment: a way to speed their progress through the stages of enlightenment -- while they were asleep.

    Most of us spend a third of our lives asleep. But what if we could use that time for spiritual exploration and greater fulfillment? Now, here is the first audio course to teach you how, with the art and science of Tibetan Dream Yoga.

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    Audio Cassette - 2 tapes set (April 2000); Sounds True; ISBN:156455743X Order this item



  • Tibetan Energy Yoga - by Lama Surya Das

    Tibetan Energy YogaWhat if you could get the body-energizing benefits of yoga and the supreme calm of meditation training--all in one daily practice? With Tibetan Energy Yoga, you can. For centuries, the spiritual masters of Tibet have used these exercises to sustain and invigorate themselves in the arduous Himalayan mountains. Join meditation master Lama Surya Das to learn eight of Tibet's most effective energy yoga practices--a quick and exhilarating 30-minute workout to boost your body's vital energies and elevate your spirits.

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    VHS Video; ISBN:B00004TFK5 Order this item



  • Awakening the Buddha Within : Tibetan Wisdom for the Western World - by Lama Surya Das

    Awakening the Buddha Within Lama Surya Das presents Western Buddhism for the modern-day spiritual seeker. The radical and compelling message of Buddhism tells us that each of us has the wisdom, awareness, love, and power of the Buddha within; yet most of us are too often like sleeping Buddhas. In Awakening the Buddha Within, Surya Das shows how we can awaken to who we really are in order to lead a more compassionate, enlightened, and balanced life. It illuminates the guidelines and key principles embodied in the noble Eight-Fold Path and the traditional Three Enlightenment Trainings common to all schools of Buddhism. Click here to listen to an excerpt from the tape.

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    Paperback - 414 pages Reprint edition, July 1998; Broadway Books; ISBN:0767901576 Order this item

    Hardcover - 320 pages 1 Ed edition, June 1997; Broadway Books; ISBN:0553066951 Order this item

    Audio Cassette Tape - June 1997; Bantam Doubleday Dell Pub (Trd); ISBN:0553477900 Order this item



  • Awakening to the Sacred : Creating a Spiritual Life from Scratch - by Lama Surya Das

    Awakening to the Sacred A simple guide to creating a spiritual life from scratch and connecting with the sacred in everyday life. Click here for more about this book and to read passages and hear excerpts from it.

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    Hardcover - 288 pages 1 Ed edition (May 11, 1999); Broadway Books; ISBN:0767902742 Order this item

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  • Natural Perfection : Teachings, Meditations and Chants in the Dzogchen Tradition of Tibet - by Lama Surya Das

    Natural Perfection Recorded live, 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. Click here to listen to an excerpt from the tape.

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    Audio Cassette Tape (May 1999);Sounds True; ISBN:1564556808 Order this item



  • Natural Great Perfection : Dzogchen Teachings and Vajra Songs - by Nyoshul Khenpo, Lama Surya Das, Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche, Surya Das (Editor)

    Natural Great Perfection : Dzogchen Teachings and Vajra SongsDzogchen teachings and a collection of spontaneous vajra songs.

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    Paperback - 196 pages (August 1995); Snow Lion Pubns; ISBN:1559390492 Order this item



  • Schlepping Towards Enlightenment - by Lama Surya Das (Reader), Michael Toms (Reader), Jill Kramer

    Schlepping Towards EnlightenmentA modern update on the Eastern spiritual wisdom. Discussions between Lama Surya Das and Michael Toms on Tibet's history, beliefs and traditions.

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    Audio Cassette Tape - zero edition (October 1999); Hay House, Inc.; ISBN:1561706957 Order this item



  • Snow Lion's Turquoise Mane : Wisdom Tales from Tibet - by Lama Surya Das

    The Snow Lion's Turquoise ManeAuthentic Buddhist teaching tales from the Hidden Kingdom of Tibet--including many never before translated into English. Told by masters to their students for centuries, these 158 tales offer the wisdom of Tibetan Buddhism to the modern seeker. 20 line drawings.

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    Paperback - 288 pages (December 1992); Harper San Francisco; ISBN:006250849 Order this item


Other Products by Lama Surya Das

Additional books, monographs, and audio and video tapes by Lama Surya Das are available for purchase at the Dzogchen Center Web site at http://www.dzogchen.org/orders/



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