--- title: "4 Buddhist Quotes By Surya Das" description: "4 Buddhist quotes by Surya Das. Plus more from Surya Das and more Buddhist sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/485/surya-das-12161_appropriate_there-s-many-lanes-on-the-highway-of-enl_288791.jpg" --- > [There's many lanes on the highway of enlightenment, they don't have to be on the razor's edge like the yellow line dotted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/surya-das/there-s-many-lanes-on-the-highway-of-enlightenment-they-don-t-have-to/) [Surya Das](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/surya-das/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/485/surya-das-12161_appropriate_there-s-many-lanes-on-the-highway-of-enl_288791.jpg) > [I never really wanted to have a Guru, I was more interested in Buddhist philosophy and meditation, and had a psychological background…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/surya-das/i-never-really-wanted-to-have-a-guru-i-was-more-interested-in/) [Surya Das](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/surya-das/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/702/surya-das-12161_backgrounds_i-never-really-wanted-to-have-a-guru-i-w_436828.jpg) > [Well neither of us were "Buddhists" then because it was new to us. We were 60's people. Psychedelic relics, you know... whatever,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/surya-das/well-neither-of-us-were-buddhists-then-because-it-was-new-to-us-we/) [Surya Das](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/surya-das/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/216/surya-das-12161_buddhism_well-neither-of-us-were-buddhists-then-b_1817996.jpg) > [Pray Meditate Be aware.Stay awake Bow Practise yoga Feel Chant and sing Breathe and smile Relax.Enjoy.Laugh.Play Create.Envision Let Go/Forgive.Accept Walk.Exercise.Move Work.Serve.Contribute Listen/Learn.Enquire…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/surya-das/pray-meditate-be-aware-stay-awake-bow-practise-yoga-feel-chant-and/) [Surya Das](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/surya-das/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f71/surya-das-12161_accepting_pray-meditate-be-aware-stay-awake-bow-pr_3083482.jpg) ## Other authors on Buddhist - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-gautama-buddha-37107.jpg) Gautama Buddha 346 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddhist/gautama-buddha/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-frederick-lenz-36205.jpg) Frederick Lenz 180 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddhist/frederick-lenz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-dalai-lama-26000.jpg) Dalai Lama 121 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddhist/dalai-lama/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-nhat-hanh-70939.jpg) Nhat Hanh 23 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddhist/nhat-hanh/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-pema-chodron-74476.jpg) Pema Chodron 22 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddhist/pema-ch-dr-n/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-connie-may-fowler-24966.jpg) Tsem Tulku 15 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddhist/tsem-tulku/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-sakyong-mipham-82358.jpg) Sakyong Mipham 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddhist/sakyong-mipham/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-tenzin-palmo-89367.jpg) Tenzin Palmo 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddhist/tenzin-palmo/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-thubten-zopa-rinpoche-90690.jpg) Thubten Zopa Rinpoche 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddhist/thubten-zopa-rinpoche/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-milarepa-68238.jpg) Milarepa 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddhist/milarepa/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-jack-kornfield-45453.jpg) Jack Kornfield 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddhist/jack-kornfield/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-swami-vivekananda-88348.jpg) Swami Vivekananda 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddhist/swami-vivekananda/) ## More by Surya Das > [I think that's what's important, to see how we ourselves can become all that we are and can be. Everybody says they want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/surya-das/i-think-that-s-what-s-important-to-see-how-we-ourselves-can-become/) [Surya Das](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/surya-das/) > [I always thought he gave me that name because I have a kind of outgoing or sunny disposition. And in those days I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/surya-das/i-always-thought-he-gave-me-that-name-because-i-have-a-kind-of/) [Surya Das](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/surya-das/) > [So we're all living spirit. It's not about isms and schims or religions. Religions are almost like political institutions, but the heart of it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/surya-das/so-we-re-all-living-spirit-it-s-not-about-isms-and-schims-or/) [Surya Das](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/surya-das/) > [But you know the difference between sex and love. And sex can be part of love, but what moves your heart, what's really intimate,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/surya-das/but-you-know-the-difference-between-sex-and-love-and-sex-can-be-part/) [Surya Das](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/surya-das/) > [But you know, eventually that does kind of veneer, chemical veneers that you apply, they sink in. For better or for worse, so it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/surya-das/but-you-know-eventually-that-does-kind-of-veneer-chemical-veneers/) [Surya Das](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/surya-das/) > [There's many lanes on the highway of enlightenment, they don't have to be on the razor's edge like the yellow line dotted in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/surya-das/there-s-many-lanes-on-the-highway-of-enlightenment-they-don-t-have-to/) [Surya Das](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/surya-das/) > [Spiritual joy is devotion, it's like a virus you know? It's a benevolent virus, but it spreads. It's infectious. Ram Dass was like a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/surya-das/spiritual-joy-is-devotion-it-s-like-a-virus-you-know-it-s-a/) [Surya Das](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/surya-das/) > [Spiritually speaking, everything that one wants, aspires to, and needs is ever-present, accessible here and now - for those with eyes to see.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/surya-das/spiritually-speaking-everything-that-one-wants-aspires-to-and-needs/) [Surya Das](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/surya-das/) > [Contributing to others, not converting others, but for those who are interested, going where invited, speaking when asked, teaching when asked and so on,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/surya-das/contributing-to-others-not-converting-others-but-for-those-who-are/) [Surya Das](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/surya-das/) > [Ram Dass, Krishna Dass, we all spoke through interpreters. There were good interpreters there, educated people in India speak English but Maharaji was the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/surya-das/ram-dass-krishna-dass-we-all-spoke-through-interpreters-there-were/) [Surya Das](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/surya-das/) > [When the sunset of life arrives, and its twilight shadows fade away; while dreams of the next begin to appear more vividly; may the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/surya-das/when-the-sunset-of-life-arrives-and-its-twilight-shadows-fade-away/) [Surya Das](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/surya-das/) > [I never really wanted to have a Guru, I was more interested in Buddhist philosophy and meditation, and had a psychological background in college,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/surya-das/i-never-really-wanted-to-have-a-guru-i-was-more-interested-in/) [Surya Das](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/surya-das/) > [You have to go through the darkness to truly know the light. This may sound like a cliche, but it's true nonetheless. Often the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/surya-das/you-have-to-go-through-the-darkness-to-truly-know-the-light-this-may/) [Surya Das](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/surya-das/) > [If we accept and internalize the fact of our own mortality, then, by definition, we have to deal with the essential questions of how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/surya-das/if-we-accept-and-internalize-the-fact-of-our-own-mortality-then-by/) [Surya Das](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/surya-das/) > [People who spend a great deal of time in their gardens attest to the natural mindfulness that gardening requires. What could be more naturally…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/surya-das/people-who-spend-a-great-deal-of-time-in-their-gardens-attest-to-the/) [Surya Das](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/surya-das/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddhist/surya-das/#itemlist", "name": "4 Buddhist Quotes By Surya Das", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There's many lanes on the highway of enlightenment, they don't have to be on the razor's edge like the yellow line dotted in the middle. 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