Awakening to the Sacred Creating a Personal Spiritual Life

Lama Surya Das, author of the bestsellingAwakening the Buddha Within, is the most highly trained American lama in the Tibetan tradition. In this elegant, inspiring book, he integrates essential Buddhist practices with a variety of other spiritual philosophies and wisdom traditions, to show you how to create a personalized spiritual practice based on your own individual beliefs, aspirations, and needs. Through reflections on his own life quest, thoughtful essays, and entertaining stories, Surya Das examines the common themes at the heart of any spiritual path, including faith, doubt, love, compassion, creativity, self-inquiry, and transformation. He then explores prayer, yoga, chanting, guided meditations, breathing exercises, and myriad other rituals, providing practical examples of each that we can use day-to-day to nurture our inner spirit. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Lama Surya Das has spent thirty years studying with the great spiritual masters of Asia, including the Dalai Lama, and is a leading spokesperson for the emerging American Buddhism and contemporary spirituality. He is a poet, translator, and full-time spiritual teacher who leads lectures, workshops, and meditation retreats worldwide. He is the author of three books, including the national bestseller <b>Awakening the Buddha Within</b>, is active in interfaith dialogue, and has been featured in numerous publications including <b>New Age Journal</b>, the <b>Boston Globe</b>, the <b>Los Angeles Times</b>, and <b>Tricycle</b>. He lives in Concord, Massachusetts.