Letting Go of the Person You Used to Be

I am a sucker for Buddhist DIY. I've got plenty of stuff to "get over" and what feels like very little time to do it, even though I plan to live to be at least 100. Girls, I gotta lotta karma to burn! Lama Surya Das, formerly Jeffrey Miller the Jew, is a Westerner who is a Dzogchen Tibetan Buddhism lineage holder. He quips his mother calls him the "Deli Lama."

Surya's writing style is akin to your most honest and kindest friend reassuring you that it really is as bad as you think, and that it really will be okay anyway. Surya has written other books that are equally enjoyable...and none of them require you to be anything other than you are. You can be Christian and a Buddhist, you can be asleep and be Buddhist, you can be atheist and be Buddhist, you can be lactose intolerant and be Buddhist. You don't even have to be Buddhist. You do not worship in Buddhism..."Buddha never promised he would save you; you have to save yourself."

All I might encourage you to be is curious, and I'd be glad to lend the book if you are hesitant to purchase or even check it out at the library.

Good night and sweet dreams!
Robin