Allan Lokos Quotes
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Patience lives in the gap between our experience of an event and our response to that experience.
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We have no idea what tomorrow will bring, but today is overflowing with potential.
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We all have issues and we have usually come by them honestly.
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You cannot control the results, only your actions.
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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.
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Observing your thoughts, feelings & sensations is the grist of the practice.
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The more we genuinely care about others the greater our own happiness & inner peace.
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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.
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Thoughts, words, emotions & deeds not coming from love are likely coming from fear.
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One who is patient glows with an inner radiance.
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Any methodology for developing patience requires a multi-tiered approach.
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Praise & esteem can feel good, which is fine, but don't look to them for inner peace & lasting happiness.
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We yearn for there to be meaning to our lives, balanced with a sense of inner peace & joy.
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Being a senior doesn't automatically make one wise but the wise & foolish alike have things to teach us.
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To advance spiritually requires a method of practice & determination to carry it out.
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The practice of lovingkindness can uplift us & relieve sorrow & unhappiness.
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There is no illness that is not exacerbated by stress.
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Suffering usually relates to wanting things to be different from the way they are.
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So what is a good meditator? The one who meditates.
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Don't believe everything you think. Thoughts are just that - thoughts.
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It is a powerful practice to be generous when you are the one feeling in need.
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Patience is supported & nurtured by a quality of forgiveness.
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Patience is the direct antithesis of anger.
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To forgive does not mean to forget.
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Patience is both the tool for and the result of, our efforts.
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Do not speak about anyone who is not physically present.
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True patience is grounded in wisdom and compassion.
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No one looks or feels attractive when angry.
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Patience has all the time it needs.
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We must accept the reality that the causes of impatience travel a two-way street.
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