Book description
'Life is about relationships - the relationship we have with
ourselves, with each other, with the world, as well as the
connection to that which is beyond any of us. WHen our relationships
are food, we feel good; when they are bad, we feel awful. Let's
accept it:we need each other. We need to feel connected; we need to
feel each other's presence and love.'
With his first bestseller, Awakening the Buddha Within, Surya
Das, the American-born lama, gave the Western world a primer for
Tibetan Buddhism. Now, he continues to share this ancient wisdom as he
shows us how to integrate all the experiences of our lives, both
positive and negative, into our spiritual search.
How happy we are with our relationships - with others, the world and
ourselves - largely determines how joyous and fulfilled we will be. In
Awakening the Biddhist Heart, Lama Surya Das shows us how to
use our innate Spiritual Intellgence to build more loving and
satisfying connections. As he helps us to increase our self-awareness
and sensitivity towards others, making us better mates, parents,
friends and members of society, Surya Das demonstrates how we can make
our relationships more meaningful as he guides us through Buddhist
practices that release negative emotions which enable us to learn from
those we love, and those we don't.
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.
