Awakening Now with Lama Surya Das
Awakening Now with Lama Surya Das is a podcast that illuminates many aspects of the spiritual path via dharma talks and interviews with Surya Das' fellow spiritual teachers and peers.
Lama Surya Das is one of the foremost Western Buddhist meditation teachers and scholars, one of the main interpreters of Tibetan Buddhism in the West, and a leading spokesperson for the emerging American Buddhism. The Dalai Lama affectionately calls him “The Western Lama.”
- Update frequency
- every 19 days
- Average duration
- 48 minutes
- Episodes
- 95
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2020
Ep. 15 - The First Moment of Wonder
Surya Das describes the natural and awe-inspiring state of Dzogchen, before we begin to think and conceptualize the world around us. This initial moment of wonder is what we hope to connect with and …
00:32:35 |
Tue 29 Sep 2015
Ep. 14 - Deviations From The View
Surya Das gives a lucid discourse on some of the habits and thought patterns that lead us away from the clear vision of the View. He explains that there is no waiting or hoping, no comparing or compe…
00:59:46 |
Tue 15 Sep 2015
Ep. 13 - Seeing Through, Being Through
When we understand that all being is merely emptiness cloaked in material phenomenon then we begin to see for the first time. Seeing through is the essence of true understanding that allows us to we…
00:42:34 |
Tue 01 Sep 2015
Ep. 12 - The Wisdom of Allowing
“Leave it as it is and rest the weary mind”
A timeless reminder to avoid attachment to things we can’t hold on to. We practice to promote perspective, to see through everything, be through eve…
00:51:19 |
Tue 18 Aug 2015
Ep. 11 - Buddha Nature, Sky Gazing, And Dukkha
“It is the unenlightened life that is dissatisfying.”
Lama Surya Das provides a timeless reminder of the broad and all-encompassing nature of the true Buddha. All beings are endowed with this innate …
00:52:05 |
Tue 04 Aug 2015
Ep. 10 - All Natural
Surya Das describes the direct access we have to the Great Perfection that embodies all that is, just as it is. This innate wakefulness is a practice of refining our inner gold by looking deeper to d…
00:40:43 |
Tue 21 Jul 2015
Ep. 9 - Actualizing Freedom
Surya Das explains that the mind is not the right tool for moving through the narrow pass in getting from here to ‘totally here’. He encourages us to step out and go beyond the here and now in an eff…
00:36:55 |
Mon 06 Jul 2015
Ep 8. - The Three Practices of Dzogchen
Surya Das outlines the three main forms of practice within Dzogchen, which includes Ru Shan(subtle discernment), Trekcho (cutting through), and Togal (being there). He explains the more immediate imp…
00:46:41 |
Mon 22 Jun 2015
Ep. 7 - Inter Meditation
Raghu Markus joins his longtime spiritual friend for an intimate look into Surya Das’ new book, “Make Me One with Everything”. The Guru brothers dive deep into the true meaning of ‘Inter Meditation’,…
01:07:30 |
Thu 11 Jun 2015
Ep. 6 - The Three Naturals: Body, Breath and Mind
Further Dzogchen teachings from our favorite Lama, who offers incentive for a more natural approach to practice. For now, we can learn to see through the spectacle of our lives, using the natural rhy…
00:30:23 |
Sun 31 May 2015
Ep 5. - Awareness is Curative
How much energy do we offer to the distractions in our lives, the temptations and endless stimuli that never cease to arise? Can we learn to simply experience, recognize, and release all of the diffe…
00:45:21 |
Thu 14 May 2015
Ep. 4 - Integrating the Dharma with Daily Life
Integration is the name of the game for those of us living amongst the chaos of the modern world. How can we take the wisdom of the past and actually apply it to our day-to-day existence? Lama Surya …
00:49:21 |
Fri 08 May 2015
Ep. 3 - Dzogchen Non-Meditation
Lama Surya Das breaks down the 3 ‘naturals’ of basic Dzogchen meditation, explaining that our energy moves from effort to effortless and back again, as we turn meditation into action. Questions from …
00:36:56 |
Mon 27 Apr 2015
Ep. 2 - The View: Meditation and Action of the Natural Great Perfection
Seeing through the illusion and simply enjoying the view is the work we have set out to do. In practice we assume our Buddha seat, allowing awareness to proceed unhindered, in observance of our pure …
00:51:56 |
Sat 18 Apr 2015
Ep. 1 - Dreams, Non-Duality & Enlightenment
For the inaugural episode of "Awakening Now," Lama Surya Das is joined by MindPod Networkers Raghu Markus and Noah Lampert. Surya Das answers Noah's questions about dreams, the state of the world tod…
01:13:41 |
Mon 06 Apr 2015
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