"Whatever we attempt is a reflection of our……" — Ayya Khema
"Whatever we attempt is a reflection of our inner thirst, which we hope to quench in all these external ways. What we are looking for lies within us, and if we gave out time and energy to an interior search, we would come across it much faster, since that is the only place where it is to be found."
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14 Quotes by Ayya Khema
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A truly happy person is someone who is joyfully independent of outer conditions.
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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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