All Henepola Gunaratana Quotes
- The you that goes in one side of the meditation experience is not the same you that comes out the other side. Experience
- Prayer and contemplation are both exercises in concentration. The normal deluge of conscious thought is restricted and the mind is brought to one conscious area… Any
- Real peace comes only when you stop chasing it. When you relax your driving desire for comfort, real fulfillment arises. When you drop your hectic… All
- Mindfulness gives you time. Time gives you choices. Choices, skillfully made, lead to freedom. You don't have to be swept away by your feeling. You… Choices
- [M]orality is not a ritualistic obedience to a code of behavior imposed by an external authority. It is rather a healthy habit pattern that you… Authority
- You can only have bliss if you don't chase it. Bliss
- Buddhism advises you not to implant feelings that you don’t really have or avoid feelings that you do have. If you are miserable you are… Advise
- Pain is inevitable, suffering is not. Inevitable
- Mindfulness helps us freeze the frame so that we can become aware of our sensations and experiences as they are, without the distorting coloration of… Aware
- We usually do not look into what is really there in front of us. We see life through a screen of thoughts and concepts, and… Activity
- The purpose of meditation is personal transformation. Inspirational
- The process of becoming who you will be begins first with the total acceptance of who you are. Acceptance
- Ignorance may be bliss, but it does not lead to liberation. Bliss
- Discipline is a difficult word for most of us. It conjures up images of somebody standing over you with a stick, telling you that you're… Conjures
- They have no power over you. It's all a show, a deception. Your urges scream and bluster at you; they cajole; they coax; they threaten;… All
- 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, it… Another Word
- Each step along the Buddha's path to happiness requires practising mindfulness until it becomes part of your daily life. Along
- No problem. You are not crazier than you were yesterday. It has always been this way, and you just never noticed. Been
- No matter how hard you pursue pleasure and success, there are times when you fail. No matter how fast you flee, there are times when… Catches
- By silencing the mind, we can experience real peace. As long as various kinds of thoughts agitate the brain, we don't experience 100 percent peace. Agitate
- Don't cling to anything and don't reject anything. Cling
- Meditation changes your character. Changes
- Peace is not a thought, not a concept; it is a nonverbal experience. Concept
- Watch the functioning of your own mind in a calm and detached manner so you can gain insight into your own behavior. Behavior
- When you have learned compassion for yourself, compassion for others is automatic. Automatic