Podcast appearances and mentions of lama marut

Here are the three things you can do today to start a spiritual life. It's all for free. It's just up to you. Thanks again to Lama Marut.

http://workutopia.com/starting-a-spiritual-life-interview-w-lama-marut-part-2/ Part two of the Lama Marut interview with Alexander. This section is about finding and creating a spiritual life. Lama Marut shares some wise advice on how to get going, and it's much easier than you think.

Spiritual Teacher, Lama Marut, joins Alexander and discusses the subject of depression and offers one very effective solution for escaping it. Here is part one of their interview. http://workutopia.com/depression-interview-w-lama-marut-part-1/

Listen to a Drishti Point Yoga Podcast with Venerable Sumati Marut. Lama Marut speaks about his latest book- The Spiritual Renegade’s Guide to the Good Life, a book for spiritual warriors who find themselves on the battlefield of their inner consciousness fighting the demons in our minds that block us from happiness. With humour, honesty, and candour, Lama Marut speaks the wisdom of the ancients in a modern vernacular and presents the Contentment Mantra, the necessity and benefits of gratitude and unilateral forgiveness, and how to overcome ‘liberphobia’.

Listen to a Drishti Point Yoga Podcast with Venerable Sumati Marut about the practice of Bhakti Yoga or Guru Yoga. Lama Marut takes about the nirguna (formless) and saguna aspects of Ultimate Reality [God], what it means to surrender to a Guru, how to practice and take refuge in Guru Yoga, and the difficulties and discipline of yoking yourself to a spiritual being.

"Living an ethical life – a life of selflessness, rather than unbridled egoism, of integration and interconnection rather than alienation and myopic narcissism is the key to true happiness and the foundation for creating a better world." - Lama Marut Lama Marut (a.k.a. Brian K. Smith) is a modern spiritual teacher 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, Lama Marut is the author of the popular and award-winning book, A Spiritual Renegade's Guide to the Good Life (Beyond Words, 2012) and his newest release, “Be Nobody.”  He is presently on a 14-city tour in the U.S. and Canada.  Visit his website at http://lamamarut.org Get the OFF TO WORK CD by Sister Jenna  Like America Meditating on Facebook and Download our FREE Pause for Peace app. Follow us on Twitter

 A perfect combination of warmth and wit, renowned American Buddhist monk, Lama Marut, leads the revolution for true and lasting happiness.  After all what else would the son of a 2nd generation Baptist minister who grew up with a passion for motorcycles, surfing and yoga as well as an early interest in spirituality do with his life!  He is ruthlessly compassionate, down-to-earth and dedicated to his mission in life.  Here to tell us all about his recently published book, “A Spiritual Renegade's Guide o the Good Life” as well as his upcoming visits to Michigan, we invite you to join us for a conversation here on InTouch Interviews with the man who is NOT your mama's Lama!  646-378-0378 hooks you up to listen and ask questions of this spiritual desperado.