"Eventually we will find (mostly in retrospect, of……" — Ayya Khema
"Eventually we will find (mostly in retrospect, of course) that we can be very grateful to those people who have made life most difficult for us."
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14 Quotes by Ayya Khema
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If we divide into two camps--even into violent and the nonviolent--and stand in one camp while attacking the other, the…
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If the whole universe can be found in our own body and mind, this is where we need to make…
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As long as we have practiced neither concentration nor mindfulness, the ego takes itself for granted and remains its usual…
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The Buddha compared anger with picking up hot coals with one's bare hands and trying to throw them at the…
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Trying to achieve something in the spiritual world is just as foolish as trying to achieve something in the material…
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A truly happy person is someone who is joyfully independent of outer conditions.
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If we want to be loved, we are looking for a support system. If we want to love, we are…
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Mindfulness is a mental activity that in due course eliminates all suffering.
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The heart is always the place to go. Go home into your heart, where there is warmth, appreciation, gratitude and…
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It is often thought that the Buddha's doctrine teaches us that suffering will disappear if one has meditated long enough,…
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Whatever we attempt is a reflection of our inner thirst, which we hope to quench in all these external ways.…
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We could become quite satisfied with ourselves because we are sitting in meditation and are endeavoring to practice the spiritual…
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