Buddha is as Buddha Does

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Buddha is as Buddha Does

• In 2006 His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who calls
  Lama Surya Das the American Lama, said to an
  American audience, It is not enough just to
  meditate and pray, which are always good things
  to do, but we also must take positive action in
  this world.
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• In the process of awakening, the Buddha realized
  that all of us, deep within, are inherently
  perfect and whole, with the capacity to overcome
  suffering and transform ourselves into forces for
  good. In this book national bestselling author
  Lama Surya Das, one of the foremost American
  Buddhist teachers, offers a thorough,
  tried-and-true map to the richest treasure a
  human being can findBuddhas advice for living
  to your true potential. By following these
  guidelines, you will enter into a life of greater
  joy, clarity, peace, and wisdom than you ever
  thought possible.

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Whether you consider yourself a Buddhist,
Christian, Jew, Muslim, Hindu, atheist, or
agnostic, Buddha Is as Buddha Does enables you to
reflect more deeply upon how you think, speak,
and behave in each moment and to explore more
intently your relationships with others.
Appropriate for new seekers as well as
experienced practitioners, and accompanied by
lively anecdotes and practical exercises, this is
one of the most accessible books to date on the
ancient and timeless wisdom of the Buddha. Buddha
Is as Buddha Does is for everyone who seeks to
become a better person and share in the bounty of
true Buddha nature. Anybody interested in
Buddhism has much to learn here. Das is wise,
intelligent, clear, humorous and an excellent
teacher.-Ram Dass, author of Be Here Now A
solid and substantive work on the compassionate
way. -Spirituality and Health magazine
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Lama Surya Das

• About Lama Surya Das Lama Surya Das is an
  American-born lama in the Tibetan Buddhist
  tradition. He is a poet, chantmaster, spiritual
  activist and author of many popular works on
  Buddhism, a teacher and spokesperson for Buddhism
  in the West. He has long been involved in
  charitable relief projects in the Third World and
  in interfaith dialogue. Surya Das is a Dharma
  heir of Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche, a Nyingma master
  of the non-sectarian Rime movement. His name,
  which means "Servant of the Sun" in a combination
  of Sanskrit (surya) and Hindi (das, from the
  Sanskrit dasa), was given to him by the Hindu
  guru Neem Karoli Baba.
• Today, Lama Surya Das lectures, teaches and leads
  meditation retreats throughout the world. For
  more information about attending a retreat or a
  public event appearance please visit
  www.surya.org. You can also follow Lama Surya Das
  on Twitter _at_LamaSuryaDas . Connect with Lama on
  Facebook at www.facebook.com/lamasuryadas.