Lama Surya Das – Awakening Now – Ep. 90
"Co-Meditation and Naked Awareness"
In this episode of Awakening Now, Lama Surya Das explores Dzogchen practices such as co-meditation and naked awareness, and why too much emptiness is not a good thing.
“Awareness of thoughts is meditation. Mindfulness of thoughts, moment to moment, is meditation. Mindfulness of sounds is meditation – you don’t need to plug your ears up.”
– Lama Surya Das
"When outer borders are being closed we can begin again to open up our inner borders. And the borders we have built between the inner and outer world. We can devote ourselves again to the feminine wisdom inside of all of us that shows us how to communicate, to be in relationship with each other and to the inner worlds." ~Angela Fischer
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Lama Surya Das – Awakening Now – Ep. 89 "Enlightenment and Subjectivity"
In this episode of Awakening Now, Lama Surya Das gives a dharma talk about the relationship between Sunyata and subjectivity, and how there are no prerequisites for enlightenment.
“Sunyata also means subjectivity, in my way of thinking. It’s generally translated as emptiness, which is a little nihilistic.” – Lama Surya Das
Lama Surya Das – Awakening Now – Ep. 88 "Embracing the Essence of Buddhism"
What is the Essence of Buddhism? Lama Surya Das looks at the qualities of wisdom and compassion that form a foundation for the teachings of the Buddhist tradition.
“Sit on your Buddha seat and breathe. That is the whole instruction in one – breathe and be.” – Lama Surya Das
Lama Surya Das – Awakening Now – Ep. 87 – "Emaho and Advanced Dzogchen"
In this episode of Awakening Now, Lama Surya Das explores the fun practice of Emaho and other advanced Dzogchen teachings, including integrated dharma into daily life.
If there’s no wind, the ocean doesn’t wave. When there’s wind, there’s waves.” – Lama Surya Das
Lama Surya Das – Awakening Now– Ep. 86 – "Obstacles Along The Middle Way"
In this dharma talk, Lama Surya Das looks at ways we can overcome common obstacles that present themselves along our journey of awakening.
Don’t give into the comparing mind. Just notice that and flow on.” – Lama Surya Das
Night Club: Lucid Dreaming, an interview with Andrew Holecek
Join Andrew and Lama Surya Das for a truly delightful romp through a torrent of topics. This is a tour of mind and reality from a Tibetan Buddhist point of view, delivered by a senior figure of this noble tradition in the West.
Lama Surya Das – Awakening Now – Ep. 85 – "Awareness With a Capital 'A'"
Lama Surya Das shares a reflection on how we can bring greater balance and awareness into our lives through the practices of the Dzogchen path of Buddhism.
This could be called the recognition of your true nature, recognizing who you are.” – Lama Surya Das
Lama Surya Das – Awakening Now – Ep. 84 – "Principles of Dzogchen"
In this dharma talk, Lama Surya Das explores some of the principles of Dzogchen non-meditation as he reminds us to ride the cresting wave of now-ness.
Flow, ride the flow. Every moment is a cresting wave of now-ness.” – Lama Surya Das
Lama Surya Das – Awakening Now – Ep. 83 – Backyard Bodhisattva
In this dharma talk, Lama Surya Das discusses how the Dzogchen notion of the View enhances every relative action in life and awakens the backyard Bodhisattva inside all of us.
The View enhances every activity, every practice. View, meditation, and action, inseparable. That’s the practice of the Great Perfection of Dzogchen.”
– Lama Surya Das
