One of the most learned and highly trained American-born lamas in the Tibetan Dzogchen tradition. He is a meditation teacher and author.
“So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart. Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view, and demand that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life. Seek to make your life long and its purpose in the service of your people. Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide.
Always give a word or a sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend, even a stranger, when in a lonely place. Show respect to all people and grovel to none.
This is especially helpful for me today, Lama Das, Thank you. I wish to join monastic life and I am called specifically to Dzogchen. I have many questions, and none. Your help in this regard is greatly appreciated and beneficial, as it is in alignment with meditations where first I saw the Osel Ling Symbol then, recently, the name of the Osel Ling and the word, “write.” It was several months after the symbol appeared in meditation that I saw it for the first time in a Shambala magazine with your bio. These little nudges are clear and I am certain. Though I rest with no cherished outcome, my intention is to open a line of communication with you and explore what these nudges may be revealing. —Blessings and love from the Pacific Northwest