Product Description

Lamya Surya Das, American Lama and spiritual leader, whose inimitable light and lively universal teaching style has awakened the spirituality of thousands, now shares an enlightened approach to change and loss, dealing with difficult emotions such as fear, grief, and anger, and the role of crisis in uncovering our authentic selves. For many people, recent years have been characterized by profound change, whether it relates to financial upheaval, political shifts, or even massive losses of life to disease and violence. Even on the personal level each person must confront the curves life throws his or her way. Buddhism has a great deal to say about change and impermanence and how to meaningfully deal with it. In fact, change - whether on a large or small scale - provides our most important opportunity for learning about ourselves and the nature of reality. From this essential insight Lama Surya Das has crafted a fulfilling and important path to understanding and healing ourselves and finding peace. Full of personal stories, anecdotes, practical exercises, guided meditations and reflections, LETTING GO OF THE PERSON YOU USED TO BE addresses life's most universal difficulties in a way that is accessible to all.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #176339 in Books
• Published on: 2004-09-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

From the Back Cover

A voice of clarity in difficult times, Lama Surya Das offers a timely message of hope that is helpful
for us today and tomorrow.

For many people, recent years have been characterized by profound changes, whether they relate to financial upheavals, political shifts, or even massive losses of life to disease and violence. Even on the personal level, each person must confront the curves life throws his or her way. Buddhism has a great deal to say about change and impermanence and how to deal meaningfully with them. Change - whether on a large or small scale - provides our most important opportunity for learning about ourselves and the nature of reality.

From this essential insight, Lama Surya Das - one of today's most loved and respected spiritual teachers - has crafted a fulfilling and important path to understanding and healing ourselves in this troubled world. Through his reflections, use of personal stories, anecdotes, practical exercises and guided meditations, he addresses life's most universal difficulties in a profound way that is accessible to all.

'During these challenging times when fear and self-doubt become our constant companions, this beautiful book provides the guidance we all need to use change and loss as catalysts for our spiritual evolution'
Cheryl Richardson, bestselling author of Take Time for Your Life

About the Author
A voice of clarity in difficult times, Surya Das offers timeless wisdom in a message of hope that is helpful for us today and tomorrow. A lama in the Dzogchen lineage of Tibet, Surya Das is a sought-after spiritual teacher and meditation master, poet and spokesperson for the emerging American Buddhist movement. Founder of the Dzogchen Center, he is also the author of several popular books, including AWAKENING THE BUDDHA WITHIN, AWAKENING TO THE SACRED, and AWAKENING THE BUDDHIST HEART, the first trilogy of Buddhism for the West. He is a regular contributor to a number of magazines and is a founder and board member of several Buddhist monasteries and charitable projects in refugee camps in Asia and the West.

Customer Reviews

Excellent, fresh, and non-dogmatic
Excellent book on the Buddhism and a more spiritual approach to life that didn't actually alienate me or make me sigh too many times as so many of these books can. I believe it could be useful for anyone thinking that the time is ripe for loosening up a bit and learning to accept life on its' own terms. Lovely.

Incredible
This book is amazing and will change your life. I've bought it countless times for family or friends who at some stage find themselves in trouble emotionally. It is about loss, but it's very far reaching and can be applied to so many situations life challenges us with. You don't have to be a buddhist to understand this brilliant man and the stories he recounts.

great book on loss
The title of this book attracted me because I wanted to move on from certain things in the past but its a bit decieving. This book is about loss and how to deal with it from a Buddhist perspective but you don't need to understand Buddhism to get something out of it. Its full of wise words and excellent stories. Whether you have lost a loved one, a relationship, a job or anything I think this book can help you heal and move on. I also heartily recommend Awaken the Buddha Within by the same author if you have any interest in Buddhism.