BiographyType: The Founder and guiding teacher of the Community Meditation Center. Born: 0 Died: Allan Lokos is the founder and guiding teacher of the Community Meditation Center. He began his study and practice of meditation with Thich Nhat Hanh in the nineties and his teachers have included Joseph Goldstein, Larry Rosenberg, Andrew Olendzki, Stephen Batchelor, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, and Tsoknyi Rinpoche, among others. He has attended retreats at Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA and classes and workshops at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies. |
Directing the mind to stay in the present can be a formidable task.
Our work is not to become a better person, but to become present to the perfection we already are.
Don't believe everything you think. Thoughts are just that - thoughts.
We must accept the reality that the causes of impatience travel a two-way street.
Patience is a natural consequence of the cultivation of compassion & love, for ourselves and all beings.
The art of peaceful living comes down to living compassionately & wisely.
To advance spiritually requires a method of practice & determination to carry it out.
Peace can be found within, no matter the external circumstances.
Patience is supported & nurtured by a quality of forgiveness.
Understanding the true nature of things, or seeing things as they really are, is the ground of wisdom.
One of the best ways to support the development of patience is to cultivate happiness with yourself.
Our greatest happiness comes from the experience of love & compassion.
Accepting the reality of change gives rise to equanimity.
True patience is grounded in wisdom & compassion.
Honor your relationships by developing listening skills.
When we teach a child patience we offer them the gift of a dignified life.
You honor yourself by acting with dignity and composure.
While meditating we are simply seeing what the mind has been doing all along.
Observe & accept what ever arises & know that everything is as it needs to be.
Observing your thoughts, feelings & sensations is the grist of the practice.