Lama Surya Das Audio & Video

In this hour-long talk from Authors@Google, American Buddhist teacher and bestselling author Lama Surya Das gives a multifaceted discussion on Buddhism and Bodhisattvas in contemporary life.

The dream state known as Fourth Time in the secret spiritual teachings of ancient Tibet is a malleable realm where the past, present, and future melt into one another.

Of all the Buddha's teachings, perhaps his greatest gift can be found in "the Bodhisattva ideal," a template for living in the world as an "Awakener," a servant of the highest good for all.

With his book Awakening the Buddha Within, Lama Surya Das emerged as a leading figure in American Buddhism.

A recent New York Times/NBC poll found that over 23% of Americans practice yoga, meditation, or some form of stress reduction every day.

With his previous bestsellers, including Awakening the Buddha Within (Broadway Books, 1998), Lama Surya Das has taught millions about the innate wakefulness and liberation that are our essential way of being.

Things are not what they seem to be. Nor are they otherwise. (Lama Surya Das)

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.

Everyone needs to feel connected, to love and feel loved, to reach out to others and communicate in order to overcome alienation, loneliness, and...

Lama Durya Das, author of Awakening the Buddha Within, has spent almost 30 years studying Zen and Tibetan Buddhism with masters in Asia, and on these two tapes, he emphasizes the accessibility of a distinctly Western form of Buddhism.