Tibetan Dream Yoga: A Complete System for Becoming Conscious in Your Dreams [Audio CD]

Lama Surya Das (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2000

In the secret teachings of ancient Tibet, the dream state is known as "Fourth Time," a malleable realm where the past, present, and future meet. It was here that the first meditation masters of Tibet developed a way to speed their progress through the stages of enlightenment - while they were asleep. On Tibetan Dream Yoga, respected meditation teacher Lama Surya Das teaches these exercises to awaken fully within the fabric of our dreams - plus specific yogic dreaming techniques to enhance creativity, overcome deep-rooted fears, and free ourselves from harmful habits in our waking lives. Enhanced features include video exercises from Lama Surya Das' Tibetan Energy Yoga and Natural Meditation, the flute music of Tibetan musician Nawang Khechog, and an interview with the author.

Editorial Reviews

Book Description

In the secret teachings of ancient Tibet, the dream state is known as "Fourth Time", a malleable realm where the past, present, and future meet. It was here that the first meditation masters of Tibet developed a way to speed their progress through the stages of enlightenment -- while they were asleep. On Tibetan Dream Yoga, respected meditation teacher Lama Surya Das teaches you these exercises to awaken fully within the fabric of your dreams -- plus specific yogic dreaming techniques to enhance creativity, overcome deep-rooted fears, and free yourself from harmful habits in your waking life. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Lama Surya Das, born Jeffrey Miller in New York in 1950, graduated from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1971. Surya Das traveled through India, Nepal and Japan, and later established a monastery in Woodstock, New York. He teaches meditation retreats and workshops, and is the founder of the Dzogchen Foundation. Das has published, edited and translated many Buddhist books and scriptures. He has also written poetry, essays and articles. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Sounds True, Incorporated; New edition edition (October 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564557960
• ISBN-13: 978-1564557964
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,557,685 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lama Surya Das is one of the foremost Western Buddhist meditation teachers and scholars, one of the main interpreters of Tibetan Buddhism in the West, and a leading spokesperson for the emerging American Buddhism. The Dalai Lama affectionately calls him "the Western Lama."

Surya has spent nearly forty years studying Zen, vipassana, yoga, and Tibetan Buddhism with the great masters of Asia. He is an authorized lama (priest and spiritual master teacher) in the Nyingmapa School of Tibetan Buddhism as well as the founder of the Dzogchen Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and its affiliated branches. He is the founder of the Western Buddhist Teachers Network annual conferences with the Dalai Lama.

As a best selling author, sought after speaker, teacher, and lecturer, he conducts retreats and workshops around the world. Surya is also a published poet, translator, and chant master. He has been featured in numerous publications and major media, including ABC, CNN, MSNBC, NPR, The Boston Globe, Boston Herald, New York Post, Long Island Newsday, Long Island Business Journal, San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, The Jewish Free Press, New Age Journal, Tricycle Magazine, Yoga Journal, and The Oregonian.

One segment of the ABC-TV sitcom Dharma & Greg was based on his life ("Leonard's Return"). Surya has appeared on Politically Correct with Bill Maher and on The Colbert Report.

Customer Reviews

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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible, August 7, 2004

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M. L. (Milwaukee, WI, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tibetan Dream Yoga: A Complete System for Becoming Conscious in Your Dreams (Paperback)

As noted by the other reviewers, these tapes contain *very* little in the way of actual technique. At least 3/4 of the content is rambling about what is supposedly going to be taught, and the author often repeats himself at that. I found very little insight in said rambling, mostly fluffy and silly reiteration of the purpose of the tapes... a purpose which the tapes never fulfill. In fact, these tapes for a long time made me distrust the value of any of the Tibetan dream techniques which have been collected and shared with the 'west'. These tapes could easily make anyone unfamiliar with Tibetan Buddhism think that the entire endeavor is a sham... truly a shame.

I found much more insight and technique in LaBerge's work on lucid dreaming, specifically _Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming_ (highly recommended). Fortunately I recently came upon another text that quite effectively brought together the teachings of *Tibetan* dream yoga: _The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep_ by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche. I strongly recommend this latter text as *infinitely better* than these tapes.

34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Lots of Sizzle, Not Much Steak, July 17, 2002

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Mark O'leary "Kravist" (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tibetan Dream Yoga: A Complete System for Becoming Conscious in Your Dreams (Audio CD)

Having enjoyed Surya Dass' books and having been intrigued by his personal story (imagine going on a 3-year solo silent retreat, and enjoying it so much you go on another one), I had great expectations for this little pair of cassettes. Alas, those expecations were for nought. Or for not very much.

About three quarters of this not-a-book on tape is Dass' personal reflections on dreams and their importance to the spiritual journey. I felt as if he were addressing an unwilling participant who needed convincing. As I was already willing to give it a good try, I found myself wishing he would for crying out loud, please get to the point!

Which he does.

Finally.

On side 2 of the second tape.

I now see why this was never released as an actual book: the substance of Surya Dass' "Tibetan Dream Yoga" could fit on one side of one piece of paper. My advice: save your money. There are better ways to learn about dream yoga than this.

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Talk about going to Sleep!, January 2, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Tibetan Dream Yoga: A Complete System for Becoming Conscious in Your Dreams (Paperback)

While I have the utmost respect for Lama Surya Das, something went terribly wrong here. The lama talks about what he is going to teach you for the entire first tape and for the first side of the second tape. Finally he gets down to the actual teaching only on the second side of tape two. This is truly too bad. It is very hard to train our minds to get to, and stay on a virtuous point of contemplation and meditation. I respectfully think that the lama wildly strayed from the focal point of his teaching.