The Buddha's message was simple but profound. Neither a life of self-indulgence nor one of self-mortification can bring happiness. Only a middle… — Henepola Gunaratana Copy Share Image
“You can learn to perceive your life as an ever-flowing movement. You can learn to see the continuous flow of all conditioned” — Henepola Gunaratana Copy Share Image
Each step along the Buddha's path to happiness requires practising mindfulness until it becomes part of your daily life. — Henepola Gunaratana Copy Share Image
You can't make radical changes in the pattern of your life until you see yourself exactly as you are now. As soon… — Henepola Gunaratana Copy Share Image
The present moment is changing so fast that we often do not notice its existence at all. Every moment of mind is… — Henepola Gunaratana Copy Share Image
We usually do not look into what is really there in front of us. We see life through a screen of thoughts… — Henepola Gunaratana Copy Share Image
The process of becoming who you will be begins first with the total acceptance of who you are. — Henepola Gunaratana Copy Share Image
“Never mind what I have been taught. Forget about theories and prejudices and stereotypes. I want to understand the true nature of… — Henepola Gunaratana Copy Share Image
“protective cocoon. That is not living, but is premature death. The way to deal with danger is to know approximately how much… — Henepola Gunaratana Copy Share Image
“we try mentally to grab onto it or push it away. That sets the worry response in motion.” — Henepola Gunaratana Copy Share Image
You can learn not to want what you want, to recognize desires but not be controlled by them. — Henepola Gunaratana Copy Share Image
The Buddha's message was simple but profound. Neither a life of self-indulgence nor one of self-mortification can bring happiness. Only a middle path, avoiding… — Henepola Gunaratana Copy Share Image
Mindfulness helps us freeze the frame so that we can become aware of our sensations and experiences as they are, without the distorting coloration… — Henepola Gunaratana Copy Share Image
But look within and watch the stuff coming up-restlessness, anxiety, impatience, pain-just watch it come up and don't get involved. Much to your surprise,… — Henepola Gunaratana Copy Share Image
“You can learn to perceive your life as an ever-flowing movement. You can learn to see the continuous flow of all conditioned” — Henepola Gunaratana Copy Share Image
No problem. You are not crazier than you were yesterday. It has always been this way, and you just never noticed. — Henepola Gunaratana Copy Share Image
“We spend all of our energies trying to make ourselves feel better, trying to bury our fears, endlessly seeking security.” — Henepola Gunaratana Copy Share Image
Peace is not a thought, not a concept; it is a nonverbal experience. — Henepola Gunaratana Copy Share Image
You can't ever get everything you want. It is impossible. Luckily, there is another option: You can learn to control your mind, to step… — Henepola Gunaratana Copy Share Image
Whatever attitudes we habitually use toward ourselves, we will use on others, and whatever attitudes we habitually use toward others, we will use on… — Henepola Gunaratana Copy Share Image
