In 2006 His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who calls Lama Surya Das the American Lama, said to an American audience, "It is not enough just to meditate and pray, which are always good things to do, but we also must take positive action in this world."

In the process of awakening, the Buddha realized that all of us, deep within, are inherently perfect and whole, with the capacity to overcome suffering and transform ourselves into forces for good. In this book national bestselling author Lama Surya Das, one of the foremost American Buddhist teachers, offers a thorough, tried-and-true map to the richest treasure a human being can find - Buddha's advice for living to your true potential. By following these guidelines, you will enter into a life of greater joy, clarity, peace, and wisdom than you ever thought possible.

Whether you consider yourself a Buddhist, Christian, Jew, Muslim, Hindu, atheist, or agnostic, Buddha Is as Buddha Does enables you to reflect more deeply upon how you think, speak, and behave in each moment and to explore more intently your relationships with others. Appropriate for new seekers as well as experienced practitioners, and accompanied by lively anecdotes and practical exercises, this is one of the most accessible books to date on the ancient and timeless wisdom of the Buddha. Buddha Is as Buddha Does is for everyone who seeks to become a better person and share in the bounty of true Buddha nature.

Buddha Is as Buddha Does: The Ten Original Practices for Enlightened, Lama Surya Das, HaperSanFrancisco, Paperback, 2007, 260 Pages, $14.99

Lama Surya Das has spent more than thirty-five years - eight of them in a cloistered Tibetan retreat - studying with the great spiritual masters of Asia, including fifteen in India and the Himalayas. He has brought many Tibetan lamas to North America to teach and reside, and he is a leading spokesman for Buddhism and contemporary spirituality, as well as a poet, translator, spiritual teacher, and lama in the Tibetan Buddhist order.

	Contents: Buddha is as Buddha Does
	Foreword	xi
Preface	Buddha's Gift - The Bodhisattva's Active Way of Awakening	xiii
Introduction	Living the Good Life	1
One	The Transcendental Gift of Generosity	21
Two	The Impeccable Virtue of Ethical Self-Discipline	53
Three	The Transformative Practice of Patient Forbearance	81
Four	The Power of Heroic Effort	105
Five	The Liberating Power of Mindfulness and Meditation	123
Six	The Panacea of Wisdom	147
Seven	The Universal Tool of Skillful Means	165
Eight	The Profundity and Vastness of Spiritual Aspirations	185
Nine	The Magic of Higher Accomplishment	205
Ten	The Perfecion of Awekened Awareness	237
	Spiritual Revolution, Enlightened Leadership; Prayer of Accomplishing the Paramita Virtues	263
	Acknowledgments	265
	About Dzogchen Center	266