Lama Surya Das (b. 1950), American Buddhist teacher and author pioneering Western Buddhism and mindfulness. His teachings on empowerment and conscience guide readers toward authentic decision-making and personal integrity in their spiritual journey.
“Taking the decision-making process away from people disempowers them. It also makes them much less likely to buy into the decision, however right it may be. One’s own conscience remains the ultimate arbiter.”
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