Quotes by Allan Lokos

About Allan Lokos:

Allan Lokos is the founder and guiding teacher of the Community Meditation Center located on New York City’s upper west side. He is the author of Pocket Peace: Effective Practices for Enlightened Living (Tarcher/Penguin; 2010), Patience: The Art of Peaceful Living (Tarcher/Penguin; 2012), and Through the Flames: Overcoming Disaster Through Compassion, Patience, and Determination (Tarcher/Penguin/Random House; 2015). His writing has appeared in The Huffington Post, Tricycle magazine, Beliefnet, and several anthologies.
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We must accept the reality that the causes of impatience travel a two-way street.

Allan Lokos

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

Allan Lokos

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

Our work is not to become a better person, but to become present to the perfection we already are.

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The experience of pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral is the consequences of perception.

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Patience is a natural consequence of the cultivation of compassion & love, for ourselves and all beings.

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An open beginner's mind is a powerful tool for developing patience.

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

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We train the mind so that we can enjoy greater peace, happiness, wisdom & equanimity.

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The art of peaceful living comes down to living compassionately & wisely.

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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.

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Without the ability to be present we are missing much of what the adventure has to offer.

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When we teach a child patience we offer them the gift of a dignified life.

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

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The most important step in developing skillful speech is to think before speaking.

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

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

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You honor yourself by acting with dignity and composure.

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

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Honor your relationships by developing listening skills.

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Author Bio

  • NameAllan Lokos
  • DescriptionAmerican Buddhist teacher