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100			_aDas, Surya.
245			_aAwakening to the sacred : _bcreating a personal spiritual life / _cSurya Das.
260			_aNew York : _bBroadway Books, _c1999.
300			_axi, 382 p. : _c21 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
520			_aLama Surya Das, author of the bestselling Awakening the Buddha Within, is the most highly trained American lama in the Tibetan tradition. In this elegant, inspiring book, he integrates essential Buddhist practices with a variety of other spiritual philosophies and wisdom traditions, to show you how to create a personalized spiritual practice based on your own individual beliefs, aspirations, and needs. Through reflections on his own life quest, thoughtful essays, and entertaining stories, Surya Das examines the common themes at the heart of any spiritual path, including faith, doubt, love, compassion, creativity, self-inquiry, and transformation. He then explores prayer, yoga, chanting, guided meditations, breathing exercises, and myriad other rituals, providing practical examples of each that we can use day-to-day to nurture our inner spirit. From the Trade Paperback edition
650			_a Dzogchen (rNying-ma-pa)
650			_aSpiritual life Buddhism.
650			_aReligion _vComparative Religion.
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