LAMA SURYA’S AWAKENING NOW PODCAST
Ep. 58 – Mastering Fear
Lama Surya Das reacts to the growing trend of gun violence that we have seen in our society. He looks at how the inner work that we are doing in our spiritual practice directly addresses the root of this issue – fear.
“I think what we are doing here is very important in these times because gun control alone is not enough – we need to develop is self-control. Outer control is not enough, however we might try and legislate it, which is why inner-control, self-mastery, mindfulness, emotional intelligence and compassion is so important.”
We can put it all down. I wonder what would happen, how it would feel, how it would be, if we dropped everything. Like Japan’s greatest Zen Master, Dogen Zenji, said 800 years ago - like a stick...
May His Holiness the Great 14th Dalai Lama live long and strongAnd his liberating Buddha activity,Enlightenment activity, continueAnd benefit the whole world, the whole universe.May the beleaguered people...