Awakening Now with Lama Surya Das
96 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 98 ratingsAwakening 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.”
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Ep. 95 - Mahamudra and Dzogchen
July 27, 2020 03:46 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MBIn 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.’ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 94 - Sky Mind
July 03, 2020 20:42 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBLama Surya Das explores the natural great perfection of sky mind, or panoramic awareness, and talks about the difference between the Mahamudra and Dzogchen traditions. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 93 - The Four Immeasurables
June 11, 2020 21:01 - 33 minutes - 31 MBIn 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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 92 - Integrating the Teachings
May 19, 2020 21:34 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBIn 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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 91 - The Golden Eternity
May 01, 2020 23:45 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MBIn 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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 90 - Co-Meditation and Naked Awareness
April 10, 2020 21:46 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBIn 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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 89 - Enlightenment and Subjectivity
March 20, 2020 21:28 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBIn 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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 88 – Embracing the Essence of Buddhism
February 28, 2020 20:59 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBLama Surya Das offers a dharma talk around the essence of Buddhism and cultivating the ability to be here now. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 87 – Emaho and Advanced Dzogchen
February 07, 2020 00:47 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MBOn this episode of Awakening Now, Lama Surya Das explores the fun practice of Emaho and other advanced Dzogchen teachings, including integrated dharma into daily life. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 86 – Obstacles Along The Middle Way
January 17, 2020 02:39 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MBIn this dharma talk, Lama Surya Das looks at ways we can overcome common obstacles that present themselves along our journey of awakening. This talk was recorded at the Garrison Institute during Dzogchen Center’s Natural Great Awakening 2019 Summer Meditation Retreat. Visit garrisoninstitute.org to learn more about upcoming retreats at Garrison with Lama Surya Das and other Be Here Now Network teachers like Sharon Salzberg, Ethan Nichtern and Joseph Goldstein. See Privacy Policy a...
Ep. 85 – Awareness With a Capital “A”
December 28, 2019 19:18 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBLama Surya Das shares a reflection on how we can bring greater balance and awareness into our lives through the practices of Dzogchen. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 84 – Principles of Dzogchen
December 05, 2019 23:50 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBLama Surya Das explores some of the principles of Dzogchen non-meditation as he reminds us to ride the cresting wave of now-ness. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 83 – Backyard Bodhisattva
October 25, 2019 02:52 - 58 minutes - 53.5 MBIn this dharma talk, Lama Surya Das discusses how the Dzogchen notion of the View enhances every relative action in life and awakens the backyard Bodhisattva inside all of us. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 82 – Seeing with Naked Awareness
September 13, 2019 21:05 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBThis time on the Awakening Now Podcast, Lama Surya Das teaches the first steps in practicing Dzogchen non-meditation and seeing with naked awareness. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 81 – Integrating Dharma with Daily Life
August 22, 2019 19:37 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBLama Surya Das embraces the dance of Rigpa as he explores how Bodhisattva actions means being responsive, as needed, to the higher vision of life. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 80 – Vajra Pride
August 01, 2019 22:23 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBLama Surya Das explores the practice of Vajra pride, then takes questions on vegetarianism and Buddhism, preparing for the moment of death, and mindfulness. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 79 – Freedom From Action
July 11, 2019 23:44 - 51 minutes - 46.7 MBLama Surya Das pays tribute to Dzogchen master Chatral Rinpoche as he talks about the important practice of letting things come and go, and accepting whatever is in front of you. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 78 – The Three Vital Points
June 20, 2019 23:10 - 31 minutes - 29 MBLama Surya Das explores the three vital points that strike to the heart of the matter of recognizing, exercising, and stabilizing our own Buddha Nature. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 77 - Seeing as It Is, Leaving as It Is
May 10, 2019 23:25 - 36 minutes - 33 MBLama Surya Das explores the non-meditation practices that allow us to open to every aspect of life without reactivity - just seeing as it is, leaving as it is. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 76 – The Great Natural Non-Meditation
April 18, 2019 20:56 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBLama Surya Das looks to the sky with naked awareness as he explores the Dzogchen practice of natural non-meditation and offers four ways of cultivating authenticity and presence. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 75 – Buddhas By Nature
March 28, 2019 22:05 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBLama Surya Das explores the practice of Dzogchen, the three higher trainings, and how we are all Buddhas by nature. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 74 – The Way of Awakening with Ken Wilber
March 08, 2019 01:41 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MBLama Surya Das sits down with scholar Ken Wilber for a conversation around the evolution of spiritual practice and finding freedom through emptiness. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 73 – Finding Truth and Enlightenment At Home
February 15, 2019 01:59 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBWe don't need to sit on a 20-hour flight to the East to find liberation. Lama Surya Das shares a talk on the possibility of finding truth and freedom right where you are. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 72 - Awakening with Mindful Awareness
February 02, 2019 01:06 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBThis time on the Awakening Now Podcast, Lama Surya Das examines the importance of cultivating mindful awareness in our journey of awakening. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 71 – Paul Samuel Dolman
January 04, 2019 02:55 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBLama Surya Das is joined by Paul Samuel Dolman for a chat that touches on the importance of remembering our true natures, bringing awareness to social action, and learning to love the world by starting with ourselves. Paul Samuel Dolman is an author, speaker, and host of the What Matters Most Podcast. Learn more at paulsamueldolman.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 70 - Caught Up in the Trees
December 14, 2018 00:34 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBLama Surya Das explores the ways in which our egos allow our innate and limitless awareness to get caught up in the trees of our desires and fears. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 69 - Clear Light and The View
November 26, 2018 14:21 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBIn this episode of the Awakening Now Podcast, Lama Surya Das speaks about the practices of Clear Light, independent liberation and avoiding deviations from the view in Dzogchen practice. Find show notes and more at https://beherenownetwork.com/lama-surya-das-ep-69-clear-light-and-the-view/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 68 - The Buddha in Your Backyard with CJ Liu
November 02, 2018 15:29 - 1 hour - 67 MBRadio host CJ Liu joins Lama Surya Das for a conversation about how we can get in touch with our inner Buddha nature when we are distressed or overwhelmed with the suffering and injustice in the world. Find show notes and resources here: https://beherenownetwork.com/lama-surya-das-ep-68-cj-liu/ CJ's podcast and radio show, Fire It Up with CJ, is a bridge between science and spirit, Western and Eastern, as well as logical and intuitive. In her show, CJ seeks out ideas from seeming...
Ep. 67 – The Heart Sutra
October 11, 2018 23:56 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBThis week on the Awakening Now Podcast, Lama Surya Das explores the wisdom of the Heart Sutra and the clear view of Prajñaparamita. Find show notes and resources here: https://beherenownetwork.com/lama-surya-das-ep-67-heart-sutra/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 66 - Sleep and Meditation with Dr. Ian Dunican
September 21, 2018 00:16 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBDr. Ian Dunican joins Lama Surya Das for a discussion about ways that meditation practice can improve our quality of sleep. Find show notes and resources at: https://beherenownetwork.com/lama-surya-das-ep-66-dr-ian-dunican/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 65 – Panoramic View
August 30, 2018 21:35 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBThis week on the Awakening Now Podcast, Lama Surya Das concludes his exploration of the naked awareness practices and panoramic view of Dzogchen meditation. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 64 - Seeing with Naked Awareness
August 08, 2018 22:38 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBLama Surya Das continues his discussion around the Dzogchen practice of naked awareness and how its fruits manifest in our lives. Find show notes and recommendations here: https://beherenownetwork.com/lama-surya-das-ep-64-naked-awareness/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 63 - Awareness Itself
July 20, 2018 00:28 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBIn this episode of the Awakening Now Podcast, Lama Surya Das looks at how awareness itself can bring balance into our everyday life and answers questions around Dzogchen practice. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 62 – Life is the Practice with Francesca Maxime
June 26, 2018 22:00 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBLama Surya Das is joined by Francesca Maxime for a conversation about the compassion, wisdom and equanimity that comes when we turn our life into our practice and begin to connect with our true selves. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 61 - The Natural Way
June 08, 2018 00:59 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBIn this talk, Lama Surya Das explores ways to cultivate our innate Buddha nature and teaches the natural meditation practices of Dzogchen. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 60 - The Action of Non-Action
May 18, 2018 01:24 - 51 minutes - 47 MBThis week, Lama Surya Das gives a talk about how we can rest in the practice of non-action and enjoy the View. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 59 – Perfection As It Is
April 27, 2018 00:03 - 1 hour - 58.8 MBLama Surya Das is reunited with his old friend, Kelly Rego, for a conversation around seeing the perfection in all things, integrating our spiritual practice into daily life and understanding what lies beyond mindfulness. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 58 - Mastering Fear
April 06, 2018 02:46 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MBOn this episode of the Awakening Now Podcast, Lama Surya Das explores methods of mastering fear and training our reactivity. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 57 - Deviations from the View
March 15, 2018 00:05 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBOn this episode of the Awakening Now Podcast, Lama Surya Das looks at some unintentional deviations that we make from our spiritual practice as well as simple ways we can improve our daily practice. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 56 - Buddhas by Nature
February 20, 2018 23:52 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MBThis week, Lama Surya Das looks at the teachings and practices which remind us of our Buddha nature. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 55 – The Middle Way: Life in Flow
January 30, 2018 18:39 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBThis week Lama Surya Das explores the state of flow known as the middle way, the way to peace and liberation in this very life. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 54 - Inviting Balance
January 02, 2018 23:56 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBLama Surya Das teaches a lesson on the most important principles of Dzogchen meditation and discusses ways we can bring balance into our spiritual practice. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 53 – Compassion in Action
December 21, 2017 19:56 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBThis week on the Awakening Now Podcast, Lama Surya Das looks at how we can turn compassion into action with Metta meditation practice. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 52 - Secrets of Mindfulness Practice
December 05, 2017 23:59 - 53 minutes - 49 MBLama Surya Das explores the secrets of mindfulness practice, teasing out the nuances of our practice so that we may guide ourselves better. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 51 - Natural Great Perfection
November 09, 2017 22:22 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBOn this episode of the Awakening Now Podcast, Lama Surya Das explores the threefold path of Natural Great Perfection in Dzogchen practice. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 50 - Emptiness and Detachment
October 17, 2017 20:52 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBOn this episode of Awakening Now, Lama Surya Das discusses the tenants of emptiness and detachment in the Buddhist tradition. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 49 - The Ten Paramitas
September 27, 2017 19:01 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBThis week Lama Surya Das explores the Ten Paramitas, the Buddha’s guidelines for everyday living. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 48 - Waking up Together
September 06, 2017 19:13 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBDavid Fisher joins Lama Surya Das for a conversation around current events and how with mindfulness practice we can begin waking up together. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 47 - Right View on the Noble Eightfold Path
August 17, 2017 17:55 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBOn this episode of Awakening Now, Lama Surya Das takes a look at Right View on the Noble Eightfold Path. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.