#LamaSuryaDas

[mahayanapilgrim]

The truth is that you already are what you are seeking. You are looking for God with his eyes.

This truth is so simple, shocking and radical that it is easy to miss among one's flurry of seeking. He is here to shake his students awake and not to ask them to dream better.

We must wake up to the fact that we are all already living Buddhas.

We are the emptiness, the infinite nothing.

Let go of all ideas and images in our minds: they come and go and are not even generated by us.

LamaSuryaDas

[vedicshastras]

Taking Refuge - “I go for refuge in the Buddha, the enlightened teacher; I commit myself to enlightenment; I go for refuge in the Dharma, the spiritual teachings; I commit myself to the truth as it is. I go for refuge in the Sangha, the spiritual community; I commit myself to living the enlightened life.” — The Refuge Prayer - The Buddha never said he would save you; in Buddhism, you save yourself. Taking refuge in the Buddha is making a firm commitment to know the truth, to know how things really are. It’s making a strong commitment to saving your present and your future. Total awareness, pure wakefulness, is the Buddha within, the innate purity of your own heart-mind. That natural authenticity is the ultimate refuge. That’s the inner truth, the inner teacher, the absolute guru—not just to know and experience reality with the rational, logical computer brain, but to know with the intuitive heart. That’s something you can really rely on: finding truth within your own experience. _______________________________________________ Art: ‘AUM (ॐ)’, Artist Unknown #Wisdom #Esoteric #Symbolism #Philosophy #Spirituality #Mystery #Buddhist #TibetanBuddhism #LamaSuryaDas #AwakeningTheBuddhaWithin (at Vedic Shastras) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQX6zEIlTPM/?utm_medium=tumblr

[moonsentinelxv]

"Forgiveness means letting go of the hope for a better past." — Lama Surya Das #journal #quotes #lamasuryadas #forgiveness #sketch #inkdoodle #bird https://www.instagram.com/p/B_ICkW6jbPb/?igshid=1askmf9bkrjm5

[askthelama]

Sleep4Performance Interview

It was a pleasure to explore the benefits of Tibetan Dream Yoga with Dr. Ian Dunican of Sleep4Performance. Dr. Dunican is an expert in the field of sleep and performance, focusing on elite athletes. He is based in Perth, Western Australia.

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-u68wf-965f75

[quotaholic]

Learning how to Love is the goal and the purpose of spiritual life - not learning how to develop psychic powers, not learning how to bow, chant, do yoga, or even meditate, but learning how to love.

Lama Surya Das

[absolutegravityman]

Reposted from @eyeofhorus1 Enlightenment - Enlightenment is a mysterious process, not unlike God, truth, or love. No one definition is large enough to encompass it. Each experience is unique—as we are each unique. Enlightenment—whether you call it spiritual awakening, liberation, illumination, or satori—means profound inner transformation and self-realization. In fact, there are different degrees and depths of enlightenment experience, stretching from an initial momentary glimpse of reality all the way to the fullest actualization of Buddhahood, the fullest form of enlightenment. - Enlightenment is not about becoming divine. Instead, it’s about becoming more fully human. In examining the archetypical experience of the Buddha, we see that his enlightenment represents a direct realization of the nature of reality—how things are and how things work. Enlightenment is the end of ignorance. When we talk about walking the path to enlightenment, we are talking about walking a compassionate path of enlightened living. The Zen master Dogen said, “To be enlightened is to be one with all things.” _______________________________________________ Art: Artist Unknown #Wisdom #Esoteric #Symbolism #Philosophy #Spirituality #Mystery #Buddhist #TibetanBuddhism #LamaSuryaDas #AwakeningTheBuddhaWithin - #regrann (at Kyiv, Ukraine) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDKgQAUgLO-/?igshid=13v31qsqeb8m9

[13lionz]

#Repost @5d_awakening_consciousness with @get_repost ・・・ NEW MILLENNIUM PRAYER May all beings everywhere, with whom we are inseparably interconnected and who want and need the same as we do, may all be awakened, liberated, healed, fulfilled and free. May there be peace in this world and throughout all realms of existence, an end to war, violence, poverty, injustice, inequality and oppression and may we all together complete the spiritual journey. Lama Surya Das @lamasuryadasusa #newmillenniumprayer #lamasuryadas #dzogchen #enlightenment #rainbowbody #ascension #worldpeace #bodhisattva #dharma #rigpa #quarantine @5D_Awakening_Consciousness (at Planet Earth) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-wzJsKjW2K/?igshid=2ff44sqbnoy9

[cassandraphelan]

Here is the next book I’m going to be reading. Have I been keeping up with read? Hell No! But I need something like this right now. I have read Letting Go of the Person You Used To Be. I’m looking forward to this book. #witchesofinstagram #awakeningthebuddhawithin #lamasuryadas https://www.instagram.com/p/BuZi8ALnKZB/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=9eea57zdx7l3

[acaringcounselor]

So true and important to be mindful of what and where we are placing attention.🙏❤️#mindfulness #lamasuryadas #awakeningoutofautopilot #wbmindfulness #intentions #karma #actions #buddhadharmasangha https://www.instagram.com/p/Bsroe4xnsNa/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1l83x8cugwk9y

[awesomebigdream-official]

“The Pearl Principle – no inner irritation, no pearl.” - #LamaSuryaDas If you agree, like, comment and tag your friends ----- Insta profile --- Follow @awesomebigdream Follow @awesomebigdream ---------------------------------------------------- #awesomebigdream #FitQuote #FitnessMotivation #Fitspo #GetFit #GoalSetting #YouCanDoIt #FitnessGoals #TrainHard #NoExcuses #quotes #love #photography #inspiration #success #leadership #motivation #life #entrepreneur #businessperson #businessman #businesswomen #management #marketing #influence #social #branding #money #startup https://www.instagram.com/p/BsUb3l5FX72/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ht4ydq34ujm5

[lamasuryadasmarried]

Help Yourself, Help Us All - Lama Surya Das

Help Yourself, Help Us All – Lama Surya Das

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” And so, here we are, living in volatile times, even capable of eradicating ourselves from the face of the planet. If we are paying attention, days like these can provide us with a genuine learning opportunity for conscious evolution and enhancing our discernment, combined with a heartfelt need to build community for solace in kindred spirits…

[vedicshastras]

By Degrees - As we walk the spiritual path and get closer to the innate luminous awareness that is the Buddha within, we discover that there are many degrees and depths of enlightenment, just as there are many different degrees and depths of love. Levels of enlightenment range from the momentary “Aha” experience or epiphany all the way to the highest, full and complete, perfectly blossomed enlightenment—Buddhahood. - Someone who has experienced the first level is traditionally known as a stream enterer. Stream enterers are those men and women who have directly experienced ultimate reality, however temporarily. Regarding the transcendent experience, my teachers always said, “One glimpse is not enough.” By this they mean that someone who had seen reality would not be satisfied until he or she had realized far more. - These experiences uproot doubt and skepticism. They convince us that reality is there behind the mist and clouds of illusion—even if it is temporarily obscured. We know what we are looking for. As the great mystic poet of India, Kabir, sang, “I glimpsed it for fifteen seconds and I became a servant for life.” However, sometimes to our surprise we discover that we are almost as frightened by the idea of enlightenment as we are drawn to it. Sometimes we want enlightenment, but not until after we’ve achieved all our worldly ambitions. _______________________________________________ Art: “Jacob’s Ladder” by William Blake (#WilliamBlake) #Wisdom #Esoteric #Symbolism #Philosophy #Spirituality #Mystery #Buddhist #TibetanBuddhism #LamaSuryaDas #AwakeningTheBuddhaWithin #bhramhavaastu #vedicshastras @vedic.shastras (at Vedic Shastras) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFw3PpRlN-U/?igshid=18kv2d6w7lmlw

[julieahvoice]

#forgiveness #lettinggo #lamasuryadas

[kamoterunner]

of #wisdom & #love ❤ #lamasuryadas (at S.L.E.X Sta. Rosa)

[sianrich68]

#Reposting @yourspiritualfriends -- #YourSpiritualFriend #YSF ❤❤❤❤❤❤️❤️ How do you know...?? Someone asked me this very question in a #DM this week! So I thought a few more of US might appreciate an answer as well. Is it 😳#FEAR OR #INTUITION 🙃 Fear = #NowOrNever #Rush #Intuition #iNnerG = calm, 🙏🏽🦋💙💋🦋🦋💋💙🦋🙏🏽 💁🏽I will also ask one of my #StarStudents @che268 to tell us what was revealed #insession regarding intuition and #LettingGOofthePersonyou usedtobe as we are currently studying from the book by #lamasuryadas that bears the same name! #mentoring #magicalmoment #lol #yay #heirholiness #GODMADE #guru #mentor #maven #muse teaching YOU #howto #manage #manifest and #maintain the #goodgood #nomatterwhat