The secret, or innermost, level of wisdom is pure intuition, clarity, lucidity, innate wakefulness, presence, and recognition of reality. This transcendental wisdom is within all of usit just needs to be discovered and developed, unfolded and actualized.
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About Lama Surya Das

Lama Surya Das was American lama in the tibetan buddhist tradition. Surya Das is an American lama in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. He is a poet, chantmaster, spiritual activist, author of many popular works on Buddhism, meditation teacher and spokesperson for Buddhism in the West. Read more on Wikipedia →

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