Lama Surya Das

“As long as we’re preoccupied with our former traumas and triumphs, or our fears and dreams about what might happen down the…

— Lama Surya Das

“It is not the outer objects that entangle us. It is the inner clinging that entangles us." - Tilopa”

— Lama Surya Das

“I have been thinking that the crux of happiness matter for me is whether or not I am in the moment, in…

— Lama Surya Das

“All the happiness and virtue in this world come from selflessness and generosity, all the sorrow from egotism, selfishness, and greed.”

— Lama Surya Das

“We need to learn how to live consciously and, trusting ourselves, purposefully on that inevitable balance point between form and emptiness, relative…

— Lama Surya Das

“All too easily, however, we can become distracted, scared, frustrated, gullible, cynical, or just plain inattentive. We suppress our natural questing spirit.…

— Lama Surya Das

“Non-attachment is not complacency. It doesn't imply a lack of caring and commitment. The philosophy of non-attachment is based in the understanding…

— Lama Surya Das

“By meditating, we´re learning to disengage ourselves from habitual clinging and disperse the defilements and obscurations that hinder our capacity to serve…

— Lama Surya Das

“We all have certain desires and undesired outcomes related to whatever possible course and attitude we take in life, whether it be…

— Lama Surya Das

“Partings make us sad; they make us feel as though we are being beaten up by fate; sometimes they make us feel…

— Lama Surya Das

“With every breath, the old moment is lost; a new moment arrives. We exhale and we let go of the old moment.…

— Lama Surya Das

“So often we mistake movement for meaning.”

— Lama Surya Das

“If you truly want to grow as a person and learn, you should realize that the universe has enrolled you in the…

— Lama Surya Das

“Expecting good things to last and unwanted things to stay away forever is simply unrealistic,”

— Lama Surya Das

“We must never confuse the teacher with the truth.”

— Lama Surya Das

“With every breath, the old moment is lost; a new moment arrives.”

— Lama Surya Das

“When we ground ourselves in the present moment, we spontaneously connect better with others. We become more responsive and less reactive, listening…

— Lama Surya Das

“It is usually a mistake to believe that any opinion or situation is objectively good or bad, since everything depends on the…

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“My constant daily question is, "What is the best thing I can do now in this situation, given these circumstances? Much is…

— Lama Surya Das

“The thing is that this life is so precious and mysterious, I don’t know what to say about it most of the…

— Lama Surya Das

“opting for happiness and contentment is a decision that we can make at any time and that needs to be continually remade…

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“You are in charge of your own karma, your own life, your own spiritual path, and your own liberation, just as I…

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“Before speaking, recognize what motivates your words.”

— Lama Surya Das

“When we are no longer so tightly identified with who we used to be and how we think things should continue to…

— Lama Surya Das

“Our sorrows provide us with the lessons we most need to learn.”

— Lama Surya Das