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Don't believe everything you think. Thoughts are just that - thoughts.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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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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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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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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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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Thoughts, words, emotions & deeds not coming from love are likely coming from fear.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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A modern definition of equanimity: cool. This refers to one whose mind remains stable & calm in all situations.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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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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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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Support the type of thinking that leads you to feeling good, peaceful & happy.Allan Lokos