Awakening To The Sacred

Many of us long to connect with something greater than ourselves to experience the sacred in our daily lives, and to enhance our sense of spiritual enlightenment - yet often we don't know where to begin. Now, in Awakening to the Sacred, Lama Surya Das integrates essential Buddhist practices with a variety of other spiritual philosophies, wisdoms and traditions to show how we can create a personalized spiritual practice based on our own individual beliefs, aspirations and needs. Here, as he examines common themes that lie at the heart of any spiritual path, including faith, doubt, love and compassion - and explores rituals such as prayer, yoga and meditation - he provides practical advice on how we can nurture our inner spirit every day of our lives.With his unique and accessible approach, Surya Das emphasizes that we are all, by nature, spiritual beings and that our lives are naturally filled with sacred moments. Awakening to the Sacred illuminates the natural meditations already present in daily life, and shows how we can use them to awaken our hearts and minds, and progress towards inner peace, happiness and enlightenment.

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A beautifully written, spiritual guide on how to cultivate a divine presence in everyday life.

Auteur

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.

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We all long to connect with something greater than ourselves - to experience the sacred in our daily lives and enhance our sense of spiritual enlightenment - yet often we don't know where to begin. Now, in Awakening to the Sacred, Lama Surya Das shows seekers of all faiths how to create a daily spiritual practice and cultivate a divine presence in everyday life.

In this inspiring book, Lama Surya Das - the most highly trained American Lama in the Tibetan tradition - emphasizes that we are all, by nature, spiritual beings and that our lives are naturally filled with sacred moments. Here, as he integrates essential Buddhist practices with a variety of other spiritual philosophies and wisdom traditions, he shows us how to create a personalized spiritual practice based on our individual beliefs, aspirations, and needs. Through reflections on his own life quest, essays, and entertaining stories, Surya Das also examines the common themes at the heart of any spiritual path, including faith, doubt, love and compassion, and explores prayer, yoga, guided meditations, and a host of other rituals that we can use each day to nurture our inner spirit.

Accessible, practical and written with warmth and humour, Awakening to the Sacred illuminates the natural meditations already present in daily life and awakens our hearts and minds as we progress towards inner peace, happiness, and enlightenment.