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You're listening to Insights at the Edge. Today I speak with Lama Suryadas.

Lama Suryadas is one of the best known American-born Lamas in the Tibetan

Buddhist tradition. He's the author of the books

Awakening the Buddha Within and the mind is mightier than the sword. With

sounds true he's created seven programs including the audio learning programs Tibetan Dream Yoga, and Buddha is as Buddha does,

as well as a book CD package called Natural Radiance, awakening to your great perfection.

In this episode, Lamassuridas and I spoke about recognizing our Buddha nature and waking up to the nature of mind.

He also leads us in a Tibetan dream yoga practice.

Here's my conversation with Lama Seridas. Good to be speaking with Lama Suri Das.

You know L.S.D. that, L.S.D. that's our nickname here for you.

That sounds true.

Not everybody gets to be called by their initials, but in your case it

just happened naturally. Okay, so I want to start LSD by talking about something that you call in your book natural radiance.

The pith instructions, that there are a series of teachings called pith instructions.

Explain to us what that means, Pith instructions.

Well, it's not something I made up.

The tradition of Tibetan Buddhism has these oral Pith instructions or Pithy, personal, condensed essential instructions, kind of shortcuts, tips and pointers,

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