Book description
Lamya Surya Das, American Lama and spiritual leader, whose inimitable
light and lively universal teaching style has awakened the
spirituality of thousands, now shares an enlightened approach to
change and loss, dealing with difficult emotions such as fear, grief,
and anger, and the role of crisis in uncovering our authentic selves.
For many people, recent years have been characterized by profound
change, whether it relates to financial upheaval, political shifts, or
even massive losses of life to disease and violence. Even on the
personal level each person must confront the curves life throws his or
her way. Buddhism has a great deal to say about change and
impermanence and how to meaningfully deal with it. In fact, change -
whether on a large or small scale - provides our most important
opportunity for learning about ourselves and the nature of reality.
From this essential insight Lama Surya Das has crafted a fulfilling
and important path to understanding and healing ourselves and finding
peace. Full of personal stories, anecdotes, practical exercises,
guided meditations and reflections, LETTING GO OF THE PERSON YOU USED
TO BE addresses life's most universal difficulties in a way that is
accessible to all.
A voice of clarity in difficult times, Surya Das offers timeless
wisdom in a message of hope that is helpful for us today and tomorrow. A
lama in the Dzogchen lineage of Tibet, Surya Das is a sought-after
spiritual teacher and meditation master, poet and spokesperson for the
emerging American Buddhist movement. Founder of the Dzogchen Center, he
is also the author of several popular books, including AWAKENING THE
BUDDHA WITHIN, AWAKENING TO THE SACRED, and AWAKENING THE BUDDHIST
HEART, the first trilogy of Buddhism for the West. He is a regular
contributor to a number of magazines and is a founder and board member
of several Buddhist monasteries and charitable projects in refugee camps
in Asia and the West.
