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. |
Do not speak about anyone who is not physically present.
Suffering usually relates to wanting things to be different from the way they are.
Patience is the direct antithesis of anger.
One doesn't have to be religious to lead a moral life or attain wisdom.
When we are aware of our weaknesses or negative tendencies, we open the opportunity to work on them.
The practice of lovingkindness can uplift us & relieve sorrow & unhappiness.
That's why it's called a practice. We have to practice a practice if it is to be of value.
We all have issues & we have usually come by them honestly.
Being a senior doesn't automatically make one wise but the wise & foolish alike have things to teach us.
We train the mind so that we can enjoy greater peace, happiness, wisdom & equanimity.
We yearn for there to be meaning to our lives, balanced with a sense of inner peace & joy.
The experience of pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral is the consequences of perception.
Thoughts, words, emotions & deeds not coming from love are likely coming from fear.
Any methodology for developing patience requires a multi-tiered approach.
The more we genuinely care about others the greater our own happiness & inner peace.
The most important step in developing skillful speech is to think before speaking.
So what is a good meditator? A good meditator meditates.
Remind yourself that your mental & emotional health are important.
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