"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 who we are. ... We find meaning in the seeking itself. Every step along the way is the Way..."

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Source : Lama Surya Das (2010). “Letting Go Of The Person You Used To Be”, p.22, Random House

Surya Das

#Spiritual Quotes #Want Quotes #Who We Are Quotes

“Being true to oneself more often leads one toward success rather than away from it.”
“Remember God has accepted us. The gospel of grace is a message of breathtaking freedom. It must be embraced with faith and thanksgiving. You are thoroughly accepted just as you are. Jesus Christ is your righteousness and he is never going to change. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. When you wake tomorrow, he will still be your righteousness, before you have done anything to enjoy God's favour. You have to earn nothing. Your spirit needs to bask in the brilliant sunlight of this reality. You need to know it inwardly and celebrate it on a daily basis.”
“BLOOD, SWEAT & RESPECT. First two you GIVE. Last one you EARN.”

Source : Twitter post from Jul 9, 2012
“Any person who says their family is perfectly functional is lying.”

Source : "Talking About Dysfunctional Families with Martha MacIsaac". Interview with Mark Svartz, www.esquire.com. January 8, 2013.
“Two thousand scientists, in a hundred countries, engaged in the most elaborate, well organized scientific collaboration in the history of humankind, have produced long-since a consensus that we will face a string of terrible catastrophes unless we act to prepare ourselves and deal with the underlying causes of global warming.”
“I threw a strop one day and threatened to walk to Budleigh Salterton.”
“I didn't entertain the idea that my music would ever become available in any of the ways that I had previously known music to be available.”
“If I have to wear a hat as a producer to do that, then I'm willing to do that. An actor's, producer's and director's point-of-view is all the same to me, as long as the story's being told.”

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