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Don't believe everything you think. Thoughts are just that - thoughts.Allan Lokos
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We must accept the reality that the causes of impatience travel a two-way street.Allan Lokos
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The art of peaceful living comes down to living compassionately & wisely.Allan Lokos
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Patience is a natural consequence of the cultivation of compassion & love, for ourselves and all beings.Allan Lokos
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To advance spiritually requires a method of practice & determination to carry it out.Allan Lokos
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Understanding the true nature of things, or seeing things as they really are, is the ground of wisdom.Allan Lokos
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Peace can be found within, no matter the external circumstances.Allan Lokos
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Patience is supported & nurtured by a quality of forgiveness.Allan Lokos
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One of the best ways to support the development of patience is to cultivate happiness with yourself.Allan Lokos
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Our greatest happiness comes from the experience of love & compassion.Allan Lokos
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Do not speak about anyone who is not physically present.Allan Lokos
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Suffering usually relates to wanting things to be different from the way they are.Allan Lokos
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Patience is the direct antithesis of anger.Allan Lokos
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One doesn't have to be religious to lead a moral life or attain wisdom.Allan Lokos
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Directing the mind to stay in the present can be a formidable task.Allan Lokos
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When we are aware of our weaknesses or negative tendencies, we open the opportunity to work on them.Allan Lokos
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The practice of lovingkindness can uplift us & relieve sorrow & unhappiness.Allan Lokos
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That's why it's called a practice. We have to practice a practice if it is to be of value.Allan Lokos
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We all have issues & we have usually come by them honestly.Allan Lokos
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Being a senior doesn't automatically make one wise but the wise & foolish alike have things to teach us.Allan Lokos
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We train the mind so that we can enjoy greater peace, happiness, wisdom & equanimity.Allan Lokos
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The erruption of feelings & emotions that follows a near-death exerience, or any event that causes us to stop & look deeply at the reality of our lives, is ripe with the potential for insight & clarity.Allan Lokos
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You honor yourself by acting with dignity and composure.Allan Lokos
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We yearn for there to be meaning to our lives, balanced with a sense of inner peace & joy.Allan Lokos
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Accepting the reality of change gives rise to equanimity.Allan Lokos
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Honor your relationships by developing listening skills.Allan Lokos
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True patience is grounded in wisdom & compassion.Allan Lokos
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When we teach a child patience we offer them the gift of a dignified life.Allan Lokos
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Observe & accept what ever arises & know that everything is as it needs to be.Allan Lokos
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While meditating we are simply seeing what the mind has been doing all along.Allan Lokos
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Observing your thoughts, feelings & sensations is the grist of the practice.Allan Lokos
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Any methodology for developing patience requires a multi-tiered approach.Allan Lokos
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Thoughts, words, emotions & deeds not coming from love are likely coming from fear.Allan Lokos
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The experience of pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral is the consequences of perception.Allan Lokos
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The more we genuinely care about others the greater our own happiness & inner peace.Allan Lokos
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The most important step in developing skillful speech is to think before speaking.Allan Lokos
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So what is a good meditator? A good meditator meditates.Allan Lokos
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To be mindful entails examining the path we are traveling & making choices that alleviate suffering & bring happiness to ourselves & those around us.Allan Lokos
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Remind yourself that your mental & emotional health are important.Allan Lokos
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Our work is not to become a better person, but to become present to the perfection we already are.Allan Lokos
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Patience is both the tool for and the result of, our efforts.Allan Lokos
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An open beginner's mind is a powerful tool for developing patience.Allan Lokos
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Without the ability to be present we are missing much of what the adventure has to offer.Allan Lokos
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There is no illness that is not exacerbated by stress.Allan Lokos
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A modern definition of equanimity: cool. This refers to one whose mind remains stable & calm in all situations.Allan Lokos
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Our actions speak for us & they speak loudly.Allan Lokos
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Praise & esteem can feel good, which is fine, but don't look to them for inner peace & lasting happiness.Allan Lokos
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We are all in this together. Our happiness inextricably is tied to that of all beings.Allan Lokos
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People in the midst of losing their patience are certainly experiencing as aspect of dukkha.Allan Lokos
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The venerable teachers, philosophers & spiritual practitioners throughout history have concluded that the greatest happiness we can experience comes from the development of an open, loving heart.Allan Lokos
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You cannot control the results, only your actions.Allan Lokos
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We need never be bound by the limitations of our previous or current thinking, nor are we ever locked into being the person we used to be, or think we are.Allan Lokos
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No one looks or feels attractive when angry.Allan Lokos
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To forgive does not mean to condone.Allan Lokos
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The virtues of free enterprise can become distorted by greed & delusion.Allan Lokos
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Patience has all the time it needs.Allan Lokos
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Loving others is the greatest gift we can give ourselves. Altruism that rewards one's self.Allan Lokos
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The essence of the Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha) is about identifying the cause of our suffering & alleviating it.Allan Lokos
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Compassion is not complete if it does not include oneself.Allan Lokos
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One who is patient glows with an inner radiance.Allan Lokos
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Technology offers us a unique opportunity, though rarely welcome, to practice patience.Allan Lokos
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Patience requires a slowing down, a spaciousness, a sense of ease.Allan Lokos
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Inner Peace can be seen as the ultimate benefit of practicing patience.Allan Lokos
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You actions are your only true belongings.Allan Lokos
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We cannot force the development of mindfulness.Allan Lokos
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Patience is born when we create a pause between our experience of a feeling and our response to that feeling.Allan Lokos
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Support the type of thinking that leads you to feeling good, peaceful & happy.Allan Lokos
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To forgive does not mean to forget.Allan Lokos