“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 good to think about what kind of veneer you shellac yourself with. How superficial it may seep into your skin and into your blood stream and totally take over your heart, your brain, everything.” ThinkingKnowsHeartKindMayDoeBrainBloodSkinsStreamsOver YouChemicalsSuperficialVeneer Author:Surya Das
“I started to think more about becoming peace rather than fighting for peace, and the contradiction in terms, and the anger and violence that we were prey to and involved in to some extent in those days.” ThinkingFightingTermViolenceBecomingInvolvedContradictionPrey Author:Surya Das
“Sex, creativity, music, art, family, love, beauty, and creative imagination are all part of the spiritual path in the tantric traditions. So I think that for today that has a lot to say to us about not dividing ourselves from ourselves.” ThinkingArtTodaySpiritualSexImaginationLove IsCreativityCreativePathTraditionFamily LoveSpiritual PathDividingCreative Imagination Author:Surya Das
“I think that today, integration is the name of the game and not separating these things out, and not trying to find the razor's edge, the narrow path. There's a lot of lanes in the highway, the trick is not fall into the ditches on either side, like a one sided nihilism, nothing matters life.” ThinkingTryingMatterTodayFallGamesNamesSidesPathEdgesTricksIntegrationHighwaysNihilismLanesRazorsSeparatingOne SidedNothing MattersNarrow Path Author:Surya Das
“On the other side, is a substantial, more materialism, everything is real long to the extent we can see or measure it, and things are as real as I think they. That's way too materialistic or substantialist, because things are not really what they seem to be.” ThinkingWayLongRealSeemsSidesMaterialismMaterialistic Author:Surya Das
“I think it's very important to really find the wheat amidst the chafe and not give into superficialities, to not get caught up the commercialism or the fads, you know, the "over-popularization" of some things that we might see today. That doesn't mean we have to throw out the Buddha with the bath water, it's not all bad.” ThinkingKnowsGivingMeanImportantMightTodayWaterCaughtCaught UpBathsWheatFadsSuperficialityCommercialism Author: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 change, but it's not that simple, it's not that easy. Who's ready to change and give up? Who's ready to get out of their rut and leave it behind, not just pour honey or syrup over their heads and over the rut? Who's ready to change and give up that rut, who's ready willing and able?” ThinkingWantGivingImportantAbleEasySimpleBehindsWillingReadyGiving UpHoneyWhat's ImportantRutsSyrup Author:Surya Das
“We learn by doing, not just by thinking. So I feel like beyond Buddhism, or Hinduism, or Judaism, or Christianity we need today to think about a global spirituality. We need to make it very personal and transformative for one self, and each other, together for those who are interested.” ThinkingNeedsFeelsSelfTodayTogetherSpiritualityChristianityBuddhismHinduismJudaism Author:Surya Das
“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.” PeopleThinkingMayRealSometimesHelpingRealizingJourneyLessonsPicksDeceived Book:Awakening the Buddha Within: Eight Steps to Enlightenment Source: Awakening the Buddha Within: Eight Steps to Enlightenment
“The Pearl Principle - no inner irritation, no pearl.” ThinkingPrinciplesPositive ThinkingPearlsIrritation Author:Surya Das
