Lama Surya Das

@LamaSuryaDas

One of the most learned and highly trained American-born lamas in the Tibetan Dzogchen tradition. He is a meditation teacher and author.

Lexington, MA
Joined April 2009

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    7 Oct 2019

    So excited to share with you a sneak peek at my new children's book- available for preorder today at , , and or at your favorite booksellers tomorrow! "The Yeti & The Jolly Lama"

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  4. No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow. ~English Proverb Happy Groundhog’s Day!

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    I love retreat, especially at the lovely Serra Retreat Center in Malibu, CA in March! Won’t you join us?!

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    What is your big “if”? The “if” that leads you away from wisdom and reality? ~Lama Surya Das

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  8. Jan 31

    Enlightenment is not like getting to heaven. It’s more like the sky falling on your head. ~Lama Surya Das

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  9. Jan 31

    As long as you are scrolling this Friyay afternoon, why not register for our Dzogchen Center spring retreat?!

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  10. Jan 31

    As we transition from weekday to weekend routines, we pause for a moment of refuge: I and all beings are primordially Buddha. Knowing this to be essentially true, I give rise to the awakened mind of supreme enlightenment.

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  13. Jan 30

    TBT - teaching as a guest of dear friend Nancy Grace Marder at Infinity Foundation in Chicagoland, June 2017. Join me there June 13-14 2020 for a weekend retreat! Register here!

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    It takes some training to equate complete letting go with comfort. But in fact, ‘nothing to hold on to’ is the root of happiness. There’s a sense of freedom when we accept that we’re not in control.

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    The Buddha compared attachment to drinking salt water from an ocean.The more we drink, the thirstier we get. Likewise, when our mind is conditioned by attachment, however much we have, we never really experience contentment.

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