Venerable Sumati Marut, (a.k.a. Brian K. Smith) has a unique background and easy, down-to-earth style which has attracted thousands of followers around the world of all ages and walks of life who gather to hear his call for a revolution of true and lasting happiness.
He uses Western cultural signposts, pop references, and humor to help remove cross-cultural hurdles. A perfect combination of warmth and wit, Lama Marut makes even the most esoteric brain-busters of Eastern philosophy work as practical tools for immediate transformation.
He is the son and grandson of Baptist ministers, a Sanskrit scholar and Professor of Comparative Religions at Columbia University and the University of California, Riverside, where he is Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies. He is a motorcycle enthusiast, a former surfer, a Ph.D. of Comparative Religions and a fully ordained Buddhist monk, teaching yoga philosophy, spirituality, and meditation around the world for the past decade.
Venerable Sumati Marut, (a.k.a. Brian K. Smith) has a unique background and easy, down-to-earth style which has attracted thousands of followers around the world of all ages and walks of life who gather to hear his call for a revolution of true a...
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