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Awakening to the Sacred: Creating a Personal Spiritual Life
by Lama Surya Das
from Doubleday

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• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Practical Spirituality At Its Best
  The American-born author of this fine book is a Lama in the Dzogchen lineage of Tibet. He was raised in the Jewish faith, and his unique background makes him an especially lucid exponent of the principles of Tibetan Buddhism for Westerners steeped in Judeo-Christian beliefs and principles.
  Lama Surya Das has been engaged in spiritual studies for over thirty years and sat at the feet of a number of teachers in Asia. He has written several books, and this one is a particularly good introduction to the... more info

• Excellent
  This book is not to be missed by those seeking insight into the nature of reality and life. It's not often that spiritual leaders communicate in plain, intelligent, and profound ways that incorporate common sense and mystical insight. This author is one of very few that radiates sincerity, insight, and humility.

• Awakening to the Sacred: Creating a Personal Spiritual Life
  Lama Surya Das expains the Tibetan Buddhist outlook in a way that is meaningful to Western culture regardless of what kind of faith one may have. He also has a wonderful sense of humor and is a very good writer.

• A Christian should try to be a good Christian, a Muslim should try to be a good Muslim, a Hindu should try to be a good Hindu...
  Words from the great Compassionate Mother Theresa:
  "A Christian should try to be a good Christian, a Muslim should try to be a good Muslim, a Hindu should try to be a good Hindu."
  From the great compassionate book:
  o A Vedic Prayer for Peace (Pg 306)
  o Prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi (Pg 306)
  o Blessings of Peace (Pg 307)
  o Healing Prayer (Pg 309)
  o An Agnostic's Prayer (Pg 312)
  o An All-Purpose Prayer for
  o Divine Guidance (Pg 314)
  o Padma... more info

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