Awakening Now With Lama Surya Das

This week Lama Surya Das explores the state of flow known as the middle way, the way to peace and liberation in this very life.

Lama Surya Das teaches a lesson on the most important principles of Dzogchen meditation and discusses ways we can bring balance into our spiritual practice. 

This week on the Awakening Now Podcast, Lama Surya Das looks at how we can turn compassion into action with Metta meditation practice.

Lama Surya Das explores the secrets of mindfulness practice, teasing out the nuances of our practice so that we may guide ourselves better.

On this episode of the Awakening Now Podcast, Lama Surya Das explores the threefold path of Natural Great Perfection in Dzogchen practice.

On this episode of Awakening Now, Lama Surya Das discusses the tenants of emptiness and detachment in the Buddhist tradition.  

This week Lama Surya Das explores the Ten Paramitas, the Buddha’s guidelines for everyday living.  

David Fisher joins Lama Surya Das for a conversation around current events and how with mindfulness practice we can begin waking up together. 

On this episode of Awakening Now, Lama Surya Das takes a look at Right View on the Noble Eightfold Path.

On this episode of Awakening Now, Lama Surya Das discusses the scientific method of Enlightenment and realizing our own Buddha nature through mindful awareness. The archetypal enlightenment experience, represented by Buddha as a symbol, is one that we also can have by reproducing his methods. Lama Surya Das gives a fresh perspective to approaching the Eightfold Path by teaching us the scientific approach to enlightenment.

Psychotherapist, former Buddhist monk, and award-winning author Donald Altman joins Lama Surya Das for a conversation about what mindfulness and meditation practice have to offer us in the modern world. Donald Altman, M.A. LPC, has served as adjunct professor at Lewis and Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling. Donald also is an adjunct faculty member of the Interpersonal Neurobiology program at Portland State University.

Comedian, Pete Holmes, joins Lama Surya Das live on stage for conversation around comedy, consciousness, and “enlightening up” by lightening our hearts. Pete’s writing, acting, and comedy conveys a deep honesty about himself and the world, which reflects his own spiritual journey. On this special episode, he brings that honesty on stage for a hilarious chat about awareness and “enlightening up.”

Lama Surya Das concludes his four-part series on awakening the Buddha within. This week: the six kinds of mindfulness in Tibetan Buddhism. In Tibetan Buddhism, there are six kinds of mindfulness. These practical forms of developing awareness begin by cultivating what is natural in us and ultimately remind us of the deepest truths of incarnation.

Lama Surya Das continues his four-part series on awakening the Buddha within. This week: Mindfulness into Action. Mindfulness is more than just having a presence of mind and "Being Here Now." Lama Surya Das discusses putting mindfulness into action through awareness.

Lama Surya Das begins a four-part series on awakening the Buddha within by analyzing the active ingredient of the Dharma: Mindfulness. Lama Surya Das begins a four-part series on awakening the Buddha within by analyzing the active ingredient of the Dharma, Mindfulness. Mindfulness is the key to awakening the buddha within. Lama Surya Das brings a fresh approach to mindfulness and helps us look at it in its many forms.

Lama Surya Das has on Jay Michaelson to talk about anger, activism, and our responsibility to others. Renaissance man Jay Michaelson is a dharma teacher, author, journalist, lawyer, activist, and rabbi. He brings insight to the political situation in the US and provides guidance on how to approach it with mindfulness and compassion.

Live from ABC Deepak Homebase; Lama Surya Das is joined by Chris Grosso, Duncan Trussell, and Raghu Markus for a comical chat about consciousness and the spiritual path. The group gets real about enlightenment, overcoming struggles with practice, and the importance of having the courage to start the journey.