Quotes from Surya Das

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

The Pearl Principle - no inner irritation, no pearl.

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

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

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.

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.

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