You can't ever get everything you want. It is impossible. Luckily, there is another option: You can learn to control your mind, to step outside of the endless cycle of desire and aversion. Henepola Gunaratana aversioncontrolcycle Change image and share on social
Let come what comes, and accommodate yourself to that, whatever it is. If good mental images arise, that is fine. If bad mental images arise, that is fine, too. Look on all of it as equal, and make yourself comfortable with whatever happens. Henepola Gunaratana accommodatearisebad share on social
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You can learn not to want what you want, to recognize desires but not be controlled by them. Henepola Gunaratana controldesirelearn Change image and share on social
Mindfulness helps us freeze the frame so that we can become aware of our sensations and experiences as they are, without the distorting coloration of socially conditioned responses or habitual reactions. Henepola Gunaratana awarecolorationcondition share on social
The present moment is changing so fast that we often do not notice its existence at all. Every moment of mind is like a series of pictures passing through a projector. Some of the pictures come from sense impressions. Others come from memories of past experiences or from fantasies of the future. Henepola Gunaratana changeexistenceexperience share on social
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Watch the functioning of your own mind in a calm and detached manner so you can gain insight into your own behavior. Henepola Gunaratana behaviorcalmdetach Change image and share on social
Peace is not a thought, not a concept; it is a nonverbal experience. Henepola Gunaratana conceptexperiencenonverbal Change image and share on social
Whatever attitudes we habitually use toward ourselves, we will use on others, and whatever attitudes we habitually use toward others, we will use on ourselves. Henepola Gunaratana attitudehabitually Change image and share on social