“While meditating we are simply seeing what the mind has been doing all along.” — Allan Lokos Copy Share Image
“To advance spiritually requires a method of practice & determination to carry it out.” — Allan Lokos Copy Share Image
“Praise & esteem can feel good, which is fine, but don't look to them for inner peace & lasting happiness.” — 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 more we genuinely care about others the greater our own happiness & inner peace. — Allan Lokos Copy Share Image
“The practice of lovingkindness can uplift us & relieve sorrow & unhappiness.” — Allan Lokos Copy Share Image
“A modern definition of equanimity: cool. This refers to one whose mind remains stable & calm in all situations.” — Allan Lokos Copy Share Image
“We need never be bound by the limitations of our previous or current thinking, nor are we ever locked into being the… — Allan Lokos Copy Share Image
“To be mindful entails examining the path we are traveling & making choices that alleviate suffering & bring happiness to ourselves & those around us.” — Allan Lokos Copy Share Image
“We are all in this together. Our happiness inextricably is tied to that of all beings.” — Allan Lokos Copy Share Image
“Observing your thoughts, feelings & sensations is the grist of the practice.” — 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
