“While meditating we are simply seeing what the mind has been doing all along.” — Allan Lokos Copy Share Image
“Suffering usually relates to wanting things to be different from the way they are.” — Allan Lokos Copy Share Image
“We train the mind so that we can enjoy greater peace, happiness, wisdom & equanimity.” — Allan Lokos Copy Share Image
“When we are aware of our weaknesses or negative tendencies, we open the opportunity to work on them.” — Allan Lokos Copy Share Image
“Being a senior doesn't automatically make one wise but the wise & foolish alike have things to teach us.” — Allan Lokos Copy Share Image
That's why it's called a practice. We have to practice a practice if it is to be of value. — Allan Lokos Copy Share Image
“We yearn for there to be meaning to our lives, balanced with a sense of inner peace & joy.” — Allan Lokos Copy Share Image
“The erruption of feelings & emotions that follows a near-death exerience, or any event that causes us to stop & look deeply… — Allan Lokos Copy Share Image
“The practice of lovingkindness can uplift us & relieve sorrow & unhappiness.” — Allan Lokos Copy Share Image
“One doesn't have to be religious to lead a moral life or attain wisdom.” — Allan Lokos Copy Share Image
“Being a senior doesn't automatically make one wise but the wise & foolish alike have things to teach us.” — Allan Lokos Copy Share
“The experience of pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral is the consequences of perception.” — Allan Lokos Copy Share
“Without the ability to be present we are missing much of what the adventure has to offer.” — Allan Lokos Copy Share
It is a powerful practice to be generous when you are the one feeling in need. — Allan Lokos Copy Share
“The essence of the Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha) is about identifying the cause of our suffering & alleviating it.” — Allan Lokos Copy Share
“A modern definition of equanimity: cool. This refers to one whose mind remains stable & calm in all situations.” — Allan Lokos Copy Share
“One of the best ways to support the development of patience is to cultivate happiness with yourself.” — Allan Lokos Copy Share
Patience lives in the gap between our experience of an event and our response to that experience. — Allan Lokos Copy Share
“Observing your thoughts, feelings & sensations is the grist of the practice.” — Allan Lokos Copy Share
