586 Quotes About Surrender

Those who are truly enlightened, those whose souls are illuminated by love, have been able to overcome all of the inhibitions and preconceptions of their era. They have been able to sing, to laugh, and to pray out loud; they have danced and shared what Saint Paul called 'the madness of saintliness'. They have been joyful - because those who love conquer the world and have no fear of loss. True love is an act of total surrender.

[We] have to let go in order to be; we have to stop forcing ourselves, or we will never enter our own belonging.

The fearful person wilts and submits to what they call fate. The fearless negotiates with fate for a compromise.

While it may seem incomprehensible to many, the path to victory is often achieved by understanding that surrender, rightly timed and wisely executed, is what positions situations for victory in a manner that we could not otherwise coerce.

Intent of complete surrender (devotion) is worship itself. Complete surrender with (full understanding and real) knowledge is a very high level of worship. Even the surrender done with relative knowledge (ignorance of one’s own real self) can be called worship.

Daily surrender is the road to salvation.

I know you not quite wellYet I foolishly surrender my mind to you. Slowly and carefully you have cast a spellNow my virgin heart only longs for you. There is no need to push, I am already falling. Once proudly tall, I’m no longer standing. Knowing well that I am doomed to misery,I will roll the dice and take delight in my suffering.

Their raspy kisses brand our jam tart necks, their treacherous miasma clasps our herbal thighs. Motherlessly we surrender, too many fathers we have, we, your daughters of joy.

There are some days we can claim and there are other days that claim us.