Allan Lokos Quotes

Accepting the reality of change gives rise to equanimity.

It is a powerful practice to be generous when you are the one feeling in need.

You cannot control the results, only your actions.

Patience is the direct antithesis of anger.

Don't believe everything you think. Thoughts are just that - thoughts.

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.

Patience has all the time it needs.

Patience is supported & nurtured by a quality of forgiveness.

The practice of lovingkindness can uplift us & relieve sorrow & unhappiness.

Support the type of thinking that leads you to feeling good, peaceful & happy.

We have no idea what tomorrow will bring, but today is overflowing with potential.

Suffering usually relates to wanting things to be different from the way they are.

That's why it's called a practice. We have to practice a practice if it is to be of value.

One who is patient glows with an inner radiance.

While meditating we are simply seeing what the mind has been doing all along.

So what is a good meditator? The one who meditates.

Praise & esteem can feel good, which is fine, but don't look to them for inner peace & lasting happiness.

There is no illness that is not exacerbated by stress.

The more we genuinely care about others the greater our own happiness & inner peace.

Patience is both the tool for and the result of, our efforts.

Observing your thoughts, feelings & sensations is the grist of the practice.

Any methodology for developing patience requires a multi-tiered approach.

Thoughts, words, emotions & deeds not coming from love are likely coming from fear.

We yearn for there to be meaning to our lives, balanced with a sense of inner peace & joy.

No one looks or feels attractive when angry.

Being a senior doesn't automatically make one wise but the wise & foolish alike have things to teach us.

To forgive does not mean to forget.

Do not speak about anyone who is not physically present.

To advance spiritually requires a method of practice & determination to carry it out.

We must accept the reality that the causes of impatience travel a two-way street.

Patience lives in the gap between our experience of an event and our response to that experience.

We all have issues and we have usually come by them honestly.

True patience is grounded in wisdom and compassion.

We cannot force the development of mindfulness.

We all have issues & we have usually come by them honestly.

Loving others is the greatest gift we can give ourselves. Altruism that rewards one's self.

The essence of the Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha) is about identifying the cause of our suffering & alleviating it.

Compassion is not complete if it does not include oneself.

When we are aware of our weaknesses or negative tendencies, we open the opportunity to work on them.

Technology offers us a unique opportunity, though rarely welcome, to practice patience.

Patience requires a slowing down, a spaciousness, a sense of ease.

Inner Peace can be seen as the ultimate benefit of practicing patience.

You actions are your only true belongings.

The virtues of free enterprise can become distorted by greed & delusion.

Patience is born when we create a pause between our experience of a feeling and our response to that feeling.

Directing the mind to stay in the present can be a formidable task.

One doesn't have to be religious to lead a moral life or attain wisdom.

Our greatest happiness comes from the experience of love & compassion.

One of the best ways to support the development of patience is to cultivate happiness with yourself.

Peace can be found within, no matter the external circumstances.