Surya Das Quotes

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• If we accept and internalize the fact of our own mortality, then, by definition, we have to deal with the essential questions of how we…
• We cannot expect miracles of mindfulness in our own lives without preparation, commitment & continuing to energetically progress along our spiritual way.
• Spiritual seekers particularly are on a quest to understand life; we want to examine our own lives and find meaning in what we do and…
• May all beings everywhere with whom we are inseparably connected, be fulfilled, awakened, liberated and free. May there be peace in this world and throughout…
• 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 greatest…
• People who spend a great deal of time in their gardens attest to the natural mindfulness that gardening requires. What could be more naturally mindful…
• Like many others, I sometimes find that cooking can be naturally grounding.
• We each need to make peace with our own memories. We have all done things that make us flinch.
• Spiritually speaking, everything that one wants, aspires to, and needs is ever-present, accessible here and now - for those with eyes to see.
• Learning how to love is the goal and the purpose of spiritual life - not learning how to develop psychic powers, not learning how to…
• We all have spiritual DNA; wisdom and truth are part of our genetic structure even if we don't always access it.
• The heart is an organ of perception.
• 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…
• Other people can’t cause us to be impatient unless we let them do so. In other words, others don’t make us impatient. We make ourselves…
• The secret, or innermost, level of wisdom is pure intuition, clarity, lucidity, innate wakefulness, presence, and recognition of reality. This transcendental wisdom is within all…
• Enlightenment is not about becoming divine. Instead it's about becoming more fully human. . . . It is the end of ignorance.
• before speaking, notice what motivates your words.
• Everything passes, nothing remains. Understand this, loosen your grip and fine serenity...
• Breath by breath, let go of fear, expectation, anger, regret, cravings, frustration, fatigue. Let go of the need for approval. Let go of old judgments…
• The more truthful I am with myself and others, the more my conscience is clear and tranquil. Thus, I can more thoroughly and unequivocally inhabit…

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