Lama Surya Das in the Media

The Zen of Steve Jobs: Right Livelihood

In this engaging article in the Huffington Post, Lama Surya Das discusses the late Steve Jobs in Buddhist perspective.  Surya Das suggests Steve Jobs as an incarnation of Vincent Van Gogh, describes his personal interactions with Jobs,  and how he exemplified the virtuous aspect of the Noble Eight-fold Path taught by Buddha: Step Five, Right Livelihood and True Vocation.

“Many people have been asking me of late if Steve Jobs really was a Buddhist. The answer is yes, and for many years...”  Read the full Huffington Post article here

How Do I Not Lose My Marbles Stuck in the Car With My Father-in-Law?

Lama Surya Das is quoted by Style writer Jeff Gordinier of the New York Times in an 11/15/11 article about holiday family challenges titled ‘How Do I Not Lose My Marbles Stuck in the Car With My Father-in-Law?’.  Surya Das gives tips on applying Buddhist wisdom to lessen the stress in holiday family gatherings. Read the NYTimes article here.

Whole Living Magazine

In Whole Living Magazines’s article titled How to Spend Your Time the Way You Want To, Lama offers wisdom quotes such as “Time is life. It’s up to each of us to choose how we spend it.”