So, while it is nice to listen to Surya Das, this book is a waste of time given its very improvised, informal form, with basically 5 minutes of instructions enveloped in hours upon hours of rambling. Lama Sarya Das suffers from what I like to call Buddhist Tourette syndrome: "just sitting here, in the -here it starts- nowness, presentness, not pastness, not futureness, the Buddha, the You-ddha!, right here, ever present, never absent, Buddha awareness, shining-lotus-in-the-palm-of-your-hand, ever-present awareness, infinite Buddha, beyond time, beyond space, beyond personality, beyond you, no personal story, no narration," and so on. A big part of this book are just these long chains of Buddhist pre-packed phrases in between the very few bits of actual instructions. No effort, nothing to do), yet Surya Das manages to ramble incessantly using Buddhist jargon, running rounds and rounds around the point, but hardly getting to it, which is funny because Dzogchen is about stripping Buddhism from all adornments and going straight to the essence, exactly the opposite of what Surya Das does here. Being about Dzogchen, the instructions here should be very straightforward (just be and pay attention to what's happening. Lama Surya Das is a lovable teacher and character, yet this work is highly informal and improvised. An advanced program that is accessible to everyone, Dzogchen Meditation Training presents a powerful, in-depth series of meditations and inquiries for coming into deeper communion with all of life and uncovering the treasure trove inherent in your authentic radiant nature. In this practice-oriented training, you’ll awaken your natural radiance in a way that encompasses - rather than denies - the world and all it means to be fully human. In this six-part series, Lama Surya Das takes you on a journey home to your primordial state of being, the true self that is pure awareness. The Seven Line Prayer to Padma Sambhava (Tibetan Chant Plus Urban Groove) by The Jewel in the Lotus published on. SoundCloud Chants to Awaken the Buddhist Heart by Lama Surya Das published on 2021. In the West, few understand this path as deeply as American teacher Lama Surya Das, and in Dzogchen Meditation Training, Surya Das draws on his nearly 50 years of experience to present an immersive training in the art and practice of Dzogchen.Īlso known as the Great Perfection, Dzogchen is grounded in wisdom and compassion. Listen to Chants to Awaken the Buddhist Heart, a playlist curated by Lama Surya Das on desktop and mobile. One of Tibetan Buddhism’s most guarded and revered secret teachings, Dzogchen offers a swift and direct path for touching upon your essential nature and scaling the pinnacle of enlightenment in this lifetime. The question is, how can you access this awakened state? How can you free your luminous true nature?ĭirectly experience your primordial true self with Dzogchen meditation Your essential state of being is already one of pure awareness and incorruptible, innate wakefulness. You don’t need to spend a lifetime purifying and perfecting yourself in order to touch the bliss of enlightenment.
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