Most of us think that true happiness or enlightenment is something we have to gain or achieve somehow - that it is far removed from our daily reality. But Lama Marut explains via the classic Bodhisattva Buddhist text ‘The Uttara Tantra’ that not only is this ultimate state of happiness already a part of us, it’s our true nature. We just have to remove the blockages to experiencing it.

Lama Marut (a.k.a. Brian K. Smith) is extensively trained in the spiritual traditions of India and Tibetan Buddhism. He holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Religion and taught for over two decades in the academic world, first at Columbia University and later at the University of California, where he retired as Professor Emeritus in 2004. He lived as a Buddhist monk for eight years and has served for the past fifteen years as a spiritual teacher to students around the world. Lama Marut is currently the Spiritual Director of eight “Middle Way Centers” located in North America, Australia, and Singapore.

In addition to several scholarly studies and translations based on Sanskrit materials, he is the author of the popular and award-winning book, A Spiritual Renegade’s Guide to the Good Life (Beyond Words, 2012). With his unique mixture of erudition and earthiness, intensity and humor, conviction and openness, Lama Marut’s message is easily accessible and life changing.

This podcast taken from a public talk given by Lama Sumati Marut at the Three Jewels Community in Singapore and explores Buddha Nature as described in Maitreya’s Uttara Tantra and how to use this wisdom to bring true happiness.

You can listen to the full teaching at:
http://legacy.mahasukha.org/medialib/index.php/av_media/AudioDisplay/?maxposts=20&teacher=2maxposts=20&teacher=2

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