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02 Nov 2010 |  Posted by Surya Das |  0 Comment.
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Anna P: Do you need to convert to Buddhism in order to meditate?

Lama Surya Das: We live in a melting pot country; we have melting pot karma, so we have melting pot Dharma…to hear my full answer, watch the above video.

Submitted by Anna P. via “Contact Us” @ www.surya.org on October 27th, 2010





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