Buddha Is As Buddha Does, Lama Surya Das
Buddha Is As Buddha Does, Lama Surya Das
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Buddha Is As Buddha Does
The Ten Original Practices for Enlightened Living

Author: Lama Surya Das

Narrator: Lama Surya Das

Unabridged: 5 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/23/2007


Synopsis

Of all the Buddha's teachings, perhaps his greatest gift can be found in the bodhisattva ideal, a template for living in the world as an "awakener," a peacemaking spiritual warrior serving the highest good.

With his previous bestsellers including Awakening the Buddha Within, American-born Tibetan-Buddhist teacher Lama Surya Das has made the helpful, healing insights of the Buddha accessible to millions. Now, with Buddha Is As Buddha Does: The Ten Original Practices for Enlightened Living, he offers a four-CD session based on his book of the same title to invite you to be and become a bodhisattva.

Join him to explore:
• How to cultivate bodhicitta, the "spirit-engine" of enlightenment that allows us to embody and actively practice the Buddha's teachings in the real world
• How to actively practice the ten paramitas (transcendental virtues) in daily life—generosity, ethics, patience, energetic effort, meditation, wisdom, skillful means, higher aspiration, powers, and pristine awareness
• Inspirational lessons from Lama Surya Das's personal teachers, including The Dalai Lama—plus contemporary examples of enlightened action based on the realization of the oneness of life.

"As long as there is suffering in the world, there is spiritual work to do," explains Lama Surya Das. "We are the bodhisattvas, the future Buddhas of this world." Join this lucid guide to experience the sacred wisdom of he Buddha's greatest lessons, with Buddha Is As Buddha Does.

About Lama Surya Das

Lama Surya Das is one of the most learned and highly trained American-born lamas in the Tibetan Dzogchen tradition. For over 30 years, he has studied with the great spiritual masters of Tibet, India, and Asia. Born Jeffrey Allen Miller, he left home for college in the 1960s; went to Woodstock; marched in anti-war rallies in Washington; graduated Phi Beta Kappa from SUNY, Buffalo; then went to India and Asia on a spiritual quest. Lama Surya Das is the founder of the Dzogchen Foundation and the author of many books, including Awakening the Buddha Within and Awakening to the Sacred.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Wendy on June 14, 2010

This book breaks down Buddhist practices for the average person just trying to get by in the world. You don't need to travel to Tibet, practice yoga several hours per day, meditate constantly, speak Sanskrit or read sacred Indian texts to get something out of this. It offers suggestions for starting......more

Goodreads review by Amy on September 11, 2008

I finished this book last night and boy was I glad to finish. I normally LOVE LOVE LOVE Lama Surya Das. This book covers the 10 perfections. I was over it about the 7th perfection. I did truly love the first part of the book but tired of it. When I picked up this book, I was really needing a spiritual k......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on December 23, 2021

We are all “shlepping towards Nirvana,” says Brooklyn Jewish Tibetan Buddhist Lama Surya Das… This audio book offers useful and practical layout of Buddhist principles…more of an overview. Inspires me to attend a Tibetan Buddhist retreat to go deeper. Liked how Concentration is King - how meditation t......more

Goodreads review by Mike on September 13, 2019

A lot of solid teaching here. . .......more

Goodreads review by Keith on October 08, 2012

This book is touted as a practical guide to wise living. The author has an extensive experience in Buddhist philosophy and practice and by melding this background with his knowledge of western society and it's own brand of self awareness techniques he has created a rather wonderful book. Each chapter......more