Lama Surya Das

Please join us Thursday, June 2nd at 7 pm as we welcome Lama Surya Das, discussing his latest book, "Buddha Standard Time: Awakening to the Infinite Possibility of Now".

Please join us as we welcome Lama Surya Das back to Concord, and to Gibson's Bookstore for the first time. 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 ... (more)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 Awakening the Buddha Within, is active in interfaith dialogue, and has been featured in numerous publications including New Age Journal, the Boston Globe, the Los Angeles Times, and Tricycle. He lives in Concord, Massachusetts. "I felt myself calming down as I read. Surya Das expands upon important wisdom from Tibetan Buddhism as well many other spiritual traditions, and shares this wonderful Native American quote, 'Give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way.' This book could be one of those blessings for you."--Mary Pipher, author of Seeking Peace: Chronicles of the Worst Buddhist in the World "Lama Surya Das is on our best teachers of universal wisdom. Buddha Standard Time is fairly dripping with insights. It's like a treasure to keep near you at all times."--Marianne Williamson, author of The Age of Miracles "A wealth of inspiration and practical tips for enjoying the Kingdom of God, the Pure Land of the Buddha, *now*."--Thich Nhat Hanh

"Using humor and wise, practical ways, Lama Surya Das invites our hearts to awaken to the highest wisdom."Jack Kornfield author of After the Ecstasy the Laundry

"Lama Surya Das' books are a blessing on my bookshelf and a blessing on my heart."Marianne Williamson author of A Return to Love

Lama ... (more)Surya Das teaches and lectures around the world, conducting dozens of meditation retreats and workshops each year. Based on his relationship with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Surya Das founded the Western Buddhist Teachers Network and has organized three week-long conferences of Western Buddhist Meditation Teachers with the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, India. He also teaches regularly at Esalen, Open Center, Omega Institute, Interface, at universities in the United States and abroad, and at spiritual centers of all kinds. He is the author a number of books on Buddhism and meditation, most recently Letting Go of the Person You Used to Be: Lessons on Change, Loss, and Spiritual Transformation, and is a regular contributor to Tricycle magazine, New Age, and Yoga Journal.

"Lama Surya Das reads from his uplifting new book THE BIG QUESTIONS."