As long as we have practiced neither concentration nor mindfulness, the ego takes itself for granted and remains its usual normal size, as big as the people around one will allow. — Ayya Khema Copy Share Image
It is often thought that the Buddha's doctrine teaches us that suffering will disappear if one has meditated long enough, or if one sees… — Ayya Khema Copy Share Image
Half the spiritual life consists of remembering what we are up against and where we are going. — Ayya Khema Copy Share Image
“In meditation, we have to give ourselves totally, with no holding back. Whatever meditation subject we have chosen, we must become immersed in it;” — Ayya Khema Copy Share Image
“The teaching of the Buddha is called the Dhamma. He did not teach Buddhism, any more than Jesus taught Christianity.” — Ayya Khema Copy Share Image
“when the words we speak or write come from inner experience and are heartfelt, they are always imbued with “trembling for the welfare of… — Ayya Khema Copy Share Image
“Wisdom comes only from the understood experience and from nothing else.” — Ayya Khema Copy Share Image
We could become quite satisfied with ourselves because we are sitting in meditation and are endeavoring to practice the spiritual path. Such satisfaction with… — Ayya Khema Copy Share Image
Unless we practice loving feelings toward everyone we meet, day in, day out, we're missing out on the most joyous part of life. If… — Ayya Khema Copy Share Image
the more we abandon ill-will and hatred, the easier it will be to meditate. — Ayya Khema Copy Share Image
Eventually we will find (mostly in retrospect, of course) that we can be very grateful to those people who have made life most difficult… — Ayya Khema Copy Share Image
