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Lama Surya Das – Awakening Now – Ep. 95 "Mahamudra and Dzogchen" In this dharma talk, Lama Surya Das explores the similarities and differences of the Mahamudra and Dzogchen practices, and how we can start to cultivate a ‘nowness awareness.’ “So you can see, this is a slightly gradual scheme: one-pointedness; equanimity, or one taste, single flavor; and beyond meditation, beyond formal meditation, beyond the dualism, polarity, of concentration and distraction.” – Lama Surya Das

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Lama Surya Das – Awakening Now – Ep. 93 "The Four Immeasurables" In this episode of Awakening Now, Lama Surya Das explores the Four Immeasurables, looks at the concept of emptiness as openness, and extols the virtues of the Middle Way. “That’s the tantric way to integrate dharma into daily life; everything is grist for the mill of dharma.” – Lama Surya Das

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Lama Surya Das – Awakening Now – Ep. 92 "Integrating the Teachings" In this episode of Awakening Now, Lama Surya Das explores the transformative practices of Tibetan Buddhism and how we can begin integrating those teachings into our daily lives. “That’s the tantric way to integrate dharma into daily life; everything is grist for the mill of dharma.” – Lama Surya Das

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Lama Surya Das – Awakening Now – Ep. 91 "The Golden Eternity" In this episode of Awakening Now, Lama Surya Das explores how the timeless wisdom of Dzogchen can help open our eyes to what Jack Kerouac called the Golden Eternity. “The truth is even oneness can only get you so far, so don’t get hung up there either.” – Lama Surya Das

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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

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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

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