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. Surya Das More Quotes by Surya Das More Quotes From Surya Das We each need to make peace with our own memories. We have all done things that make us flinch. Surya Das done memories needs Learning how to love is the goal and the purpose of spiritual life - not learning how to develop psychic powers, not learning how to bow, chant, do yoga, or even meditate, but learning to love. Love is the truth. Love is the light. Surya Das yoga spiritual love-is 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 and opinions. Die to all that, and fly free. Soar in the freedom of desirelessness. Let go. Let Be. See through everything and be free, complete, luminous, at home -- at ease. Surya Das regret letting-go home Everything passes, nothing remains. Understand this, loosen your grip and fine serenity. Surya Das fine remains serenity We all have spiritual DNA; wisdom and truth are part of our genetic structure even if we don't always access it. Surya Das intuition dna spiritual I've also learned that you don't always get to pick the people with whom you travel the journey. You sometimes may think you do, but don't be deceived. And the corollary of that - and this was my real lesson - is that you start to realize that you can love even the people you don't like and must love and help everyone. Surya Das real journey thinking before speaking, notice what motivates your words. Surya Das 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 impatient, through our expectations and demands, fixated attachments and stuckness. Surya Das attachment patience people Don't wait to find solid ground. Dance in emptiness. Surya Das emptiness dance waiting 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. Surya Das light darkness doubt It almost seems as though this roiling world is conspiring to test our patience at every turn. In fact, it is. With this in mind, we would be wise to look on our imperfect environment as a teacher rather than an antagonist. It constantly shows us that we need to be patient on an ongoing basis, not just every now and then, if we´re going to realize true inner peace, happiness, and fulfillment. Surya Das wise patience teacher 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 Consider.Reflect Cultivate oneself.Enhance competencies Cultivate contentment Cultivate flexibility Cultivate friendship and collaboration Lighten up Celebrate and appreciate Dream Give thanks Evolve Love Share.Give.Receive Walk softly.Live gently Expand.Radiate.Dissolve Simplify Surrender.Trust Be born anew Surya Das buddhist dream letting-go Enlightenment is not about becoming divine. Instead it's about becoming more fully human. . . . It is the end of ignorance. Surya Das enlightenment becoming ignorance The Pearl Principle - no inner irritation, no pearl. Surya Das irritation positive-thinking principles Our lack of compassion stems from our inability to see deeply into the nature of things. Surya Das spirituality inability compassion 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 the entire universe, and may we all together complete the spiritual journey. Surya Das journey spiritual together We're human beings trying to understand and cultivate what it means to feel divine love. We have to start with small, realistic goals. Surya Das goal spiritual mean Also not being afraid to stand up for what you believe in while taking into account that you could very well be wrong, or maybe there's another way to look at it- that things are not what they seem to be, and that everything is subjective. Surya Das believe looks way 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 the present moment and accept everything that happens without fear, knowing that what goes around comes around (the law of karma). Ethical morality and self-discipline represent the good ground, or stable basis. Mindful awareness is the skillful and efficacious grow-path, or way. Wisdom and compassion constitute the fruit, or result. This is the essence of Buddhism [...] Surya Das karma buddhism compassion The heart is an organ of perception. Surya Das organs perception heart
