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In the book you now hold, national bestselling author Lama Surya
Das offers a thorough map to the richest treasure a human being can
find--the Buddha's advice for living to your true potential.
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.
The Snow Lion's Turquoise Mane brings together more than 150 authentic Buddhist teaching tales from the Hidden Kingdom of Tibet -- most never before translated into English. These captivating stories, legends and yarns -- passed orally from teacher to student -- capture the vibrant wisdom of an ancient and still-living oral tradition. Magical, whimsical, witty and ribald, this remarkable book unfolds a luminous vision of a universe where basic goodness, harmany, and hope prevails.
The enduring wisdom of the Tao Te Ching can become a companion for
your own spiritual journey.Reportedly written by a sage named Lao
Tzu over 2,500 years ago, the Tao Te Ching is one of the most
succinct - and yet among the most profound - spiritual texts ever
written. Short enough to read in an afternoon, subtle enough to
study for a lifetime, the Tao Te Ching distills into razor - sharp
poetry centuries of spiritual inquiry into the Tao - the "Way" of
the natural world around us that reveals the ultimate organizing
principle of the universe.Derek Lin's insightful commentary, along
with his new translation from the original Chinese - a translation
that sets a whole new standard for accuracy - will inspire your
spiritual journey and enrich your everyday life. It highlights the
Tao Te Ching's insights on simplicity, balance, and learning from
the paradoxical truths you can see all around you: finding strength
through flexibility (because bamboo bends, it is tough to break);
achieving goals by transcending obstacles (water simply flows
around rocks on its way to the sea); believing that small changes
bring powerful results (a sapling, in time, grows into a towering
tree).Now you can experience the wisdom and power of Lao Tzu's
words even if you have no previous knowledge of the Tao Te Ching.
SkyLight Illuminations provides insightful yet unobtrusive
commentary that describes helpful historical background, explains
the Tao Te Ching's poetic imagery, and elucidates the ancient
Taoist wisdom that will speak to your life today and energize your
spiritual quest.
One moment of total awareness is one moment of perfect
enlightenment." This is the ultimate insight of Dzogchen, or "the
Great Perfection," the pinnacle teaching of Tibetan Buddhism. With
his previous bestselling books including Awakening the Buddha
Within, American-born Tibetan Buddhist teacher Lama Surya Das has
taught millions about the innate wakefulness and liberation that
can be our natural ways of being. Now, with Natural Radiance, he
offers his first complete daily practice program for the personal
experience of the "swift and direct path" of Dzogchen. Dzogchen
affirms that we are all Buddhas by nature infinitely open,
luminous, compassionate, wise, and free. This profound realization,
say the teachings, cannot be understood intellectually or studied
mentally, but it can be passed from teacher to student through the
spoken word. With Natural Radiance, you can now learn these time -
honored practices as they have been shared for centuries through
direct transmission from an accomplished master of the tradition.
Join Lama Surya Das as your trusted guide to help you awaken to the
sky like nature of mind what is known in Tibetan as rigpa, or total
and pure presence. "This is the time of Dzogchen," says Lama Surya
Das, "when we most need this immediate teaching of the inherent
perfection of being the natural state of enlightenment." Includes
CD with seven guided Dzogchen techniques.
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.
For many people, recent years have been characterized by profound
change, whether it relates to financial upheaval, political shifts,
or even massive losses of life to disease and violence. Even on the
personal level each person must confront the curves life throws his
or her way. Buddhism has a great deal to say about change and
impermanence and how to meaningfully deal with it. Change--whether
on a large or small scale--provides our most important opportunity
for learning about ourselves and the nature of reality. From this
essential insight Lama Surya Das has crafted a fulfilling and
important path to understanding and healing ourselves and finding
peace.
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. By using memorable
concepts such as The Virtues of Adversity, The Pearl Principle ("No
inner irritation, no pearl"), and Gaining through Loss, Surya
reminds readers that hiding from change and loss is futile.
Learning to consciously accept and embrace change leads to a better
understanding of ourselves and our own innate divine light.
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