Lama Surya Das is a Brooklyn-born meditation teacher and author of Awakening the Buddha Within and Awakening to the Sacred. This five-and-one-half-hour presentation revolves around his explication of the highest teaching of Tibet called "Dzogchen," which is translated as "Innate Great Perfection." This ancient wisdom tradition is based on seeing things the way they are. According to Lama Surya Das, "We are all Buddhas by nature. We only have to realize it."
Here is a non-dual outlook that emphasizes non-judgmental, choiceless awareness. Lama Surya Das has come up with creative adaptations of dharma for the street and the workplace. He comments on the six transcendental virtues, the process of self-inquiry, and the challenges of subtle discernment.
Our natural perfection comes to the surface through spiritual practice. Lama Surya Das demonstrates meditations and chants in the Dzogchen tradition of Tibet. He also has some fascinating insights into relationship yoga, mantras, inner light, coming home to the true self, mindfulness, and the "silly dharma."