Surya Das Quotes

We each need to make peace with our own memories. We have all done things that make us flinch.

Everything passes, nothing remains. Understand this, loosen your grip and fine serenity.

We all have spiritual DNA; wisdom and truth are part of our genetic structure even if we don't always access it.

before speaking, notice what motivates your words.

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 doubts occur just before a breakthrough.

Don't wait to find solid ground. Dance in emptiness.

The heart is an organ of perception.

Enlightenment is not about becoming divine. Instead it's about becoming more fully human. . . . It is the end of ignorance.

The Pearl Principle - no inner irritation, no pearl.

We're human beings trying to understand and cultivate what it means to feel divine love. We have to start with small, realistic goals.

Our lack of compassion stems from our inability to see deeply into the nature of things.

I realize that was becoming a contradiction in terms, especially after my friend Alison Krauss was shot and killed in Kent State in 1970 on campus by the National Guard.

One-half plus one-half does not equal one; one whole plus one whole equals relational wholeness.

We cannot expect miracles of mindfulness in our own lives without preparation, commitment & continuing to energetically progress along our spiritual way.

Well there were other Maharajis, so Neem Karoli Baba was his technical name, like there are a thousand Lamas called Rinpoche.

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 mentor in those days.

So we have to be ready, willing, and able to really transform ourselves, and each other in the world, not just say it and affirm it, "Oh, I want to change". Intention is important, but so is action.

Embracing our environment is a good direction, a very spiritual direction. It's too Aristotelian to separate man from the animals and man; humans from the environment.

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 is the spirituality.

Spiritually speaking, everything that one wants, aspires to, and needs is ever-present, accessible here and now - for those with eyes to see.

Like many others, I sometimes find that cooking can be naturally grounding.

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

When we ground ourselves in the present moment, we spontaneously connect better with others. We become more responsive and less reactive, listening more deeply and speaking with greater clarity.

I believe that this is the time to become warriors for peace and dialogue, not warmongers or mere worriers.

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

Forgiveness means letting go of the hope for a better past.