![]() ![]() But the chant.to translate these things literally is a little challenging, and also because it's 2,000 years old, it is not always so easy to bridge the gap. Surya Das: Well, the prayer is something that I wrote based on Tibetan sources. But it was followed by an English prayer. Rachael Kohn: Lama Surya Das, I don't think I've ever opened a Spirit of Things with a Tibetan chant. And I bow to the Buddha, the Buddhaness in your seat, don't overlook her, and homage to one and all. And may we all together complete the spiritual journey. May there be peace and harmony in this world and throughout every possible realm of existence, and an end to war, injustice, violence, poverty and inequality. 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. Surya Das: Let's begin today with an ancient yet timeless Tibetan blessing, chant and invocation, inviting the blessings and inspiration, guidance, protection and energy of all the holy and enlightened ones, the invisible array, however you conceive of it, and have a few moments of mindfulness, a few moments of contemplative sweetness, a sort of instant American meditation, as we like to say in New York, short and sweet. Surya Das believes in a more eclectic, non-sectarian approach, incorporating the insights of neuro-Dharma research. Brooklyn-born, Lama Surya Das became a monk in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition before returning to the US and setting up his Dzogchen centres. He's called 'The Western Lama' by the Dalai Lama. The monks are changing too, as you'll hear later in the program when I speak to the Venerable Anil Sakya, who's also a Cambridge-educated anthropologist.įew in the West would know Anil Sakya, while the popularity of Lama Surya Das has few equals in contemporary Buddhism. ![]() And yet in this very traditional society, Buddhism is adapting to modernity. The reverence shown to the royal family is only surpassed for the Buddha. No mention is made of their daughter the princess. It's customary to also celebrate the birthdays of the royal family, King Bhumibol Adulyadej at 85, Queen Sirikit at 80, and their son, the heir apparent, at 60. In May I was in Bangkok, Thailand, to attend a couple of conferences in honour of the Buddha's birthday. You're tuned to RN, on air, and on line, at /radionational. Hello, I'm Rachael Kohn, welcome to Buddhism East and West on The Spirit of Things. OL2641932W Page_number_confidence 93.41 Pages 442 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.11 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20210416101854 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 392 Scandate 20210406030632 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9780553066951 Tts_version 4.Rachael Kohn: Twenty six hundred years after the Buddha was born, the religion founded in his name is thriving in the modern world. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 10:00:40 Boxid IA40088604 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier
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