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Civilization changes man on the outside. Meditation softens him within, through and through.
— Henepola Gunaratana
Because, what?" "You won't tell?" "Never!" "Well, I have a bad trick
— Louisa May Alcott
You can only have bliss if you don't chase it.
— Henepola Gunaratana
No problem. You are not crazier than you were yesterday. It has always been this way, and you just never noticed.
— Henepola Gunaratana
The process of becoming who you will be begins first with the total acceptance of who you are.
— Henepola Gunaratana
We have to learn to be kind to ourselves. In the long run avoiding unpleasantness is a very unkind thing to do to yourself.
— Henepola Gunaratana
Peace is not a thought, not a concept; it is a nonverbal experience.
— Henepola Gunaratana
I think an important approach for designers to take is to have a very - not singular but focused point of view.
— Stacey Bendet
The way to deal with danger is to know approximately how much of it there is, where it is likely to be found, and how to deal with it when it arises.
— Henepola Gunaratana
The purpose of meditation is personal transformation.
— Henepola Gunaratana
Ignorance may be bliss, but it does not lead to liberation.
— Henepola Gunaratana
Meditation changes your character.
— Henepola Gunaratana
You can learn not to want what you want, to recognize desires but not be controlled by them.
— Henepola Gunaratana
The timeless challenge in the real world is to help less-talented people transcend their limitations.
— D. Michael Abrashoff
By silencing the mind, we can experience real peace. As long as various kinds of thoughts agitate the brain, we don't experience 100 percent peace.
— Henepola Gunaratana
The you that goes in one side of the meditation experience is not the same you that comes out the other side.
— Henepola Gunaratana
There is no religion higher than truth.
— Joyce Carol Oates
Pain is inevitable, suffering is not. Pain and suffering are two different animals.
— Henepola Gunaratana
Each step along the Buddha's path to happiness requires practising mindfulness until it becomes part of your daily life.
— Henepola Gunaratana
It's everything, it's nothing, it's perfect.
— India.Arie
Contentment is indispensable joy.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Don't cling to anything and don't reject anything.
— Henepola Gunaratana
Sooner or later everything boils down to trust. You just have to make that leap of faith.
— Alastair Reynolds
Watch the functioning of your own mind in a calm and detached manner so you can gain insight into your own behavior.
— Henepola Gunaratana
We like to imagine that in history, truth will prevail through sheer persuasive power. Sadly, this is not the case. Truth needs champions ...
— Llewellyn Rockwell
The great thing about arriving at this age is that I don't even care about my career anymore.
— Ron Perlman
When you have learned compassion for yourself, compassion for others is automatic.
— Henepola Gunaratana