Noah Levine Quotes

The greatest satisfaction comes not from chasing pleasure and avoiding pain, but from the radical acceptance of life as it is, without fighting and clinging to passing desires.

Waking up is not a selfish pursuit of happiness, it is a revolutionary stance, from the inside out, for the benefit of all beings in existence.

It's easy to hate and point out everything that is wrong with the world; it is the hardest and most important work in one's life to free oneself from the bonds of fear and attachment.

God has abandoned you. Fear does not serve you. Your heart has betrayed you. Only the music can guide you.

The inner revolution will not be televised or sold on the Internet. It must take place within one's own mind and heart.

The truth is, going against the internal stream of ignorance is way more rebellious than trying to start some sort of cultural revolution.

Sitting still is a pain in the ass.

With mindfulness we have the choice of responding with compassion to the pain of craving, anger, fear and confusion. Without mindfulness we are stuck in the reactive pattern and identification that will inevitably create more suffering and confusion.

Renunciation is not about pushing something away, it is about letting go. It's facing the fact that certain things cause us pain, and they cause other people pain. Renunciation is a commitment to let go of things that create suffering. It is the intention to stop hurting ourselves and others.

Pain and suffering are two completely difference experiences. Pain is unavoidable. Suffering is self-created.

We have the ability to effect a great positive change in the world, starting with the training of our own minds and the overcoming of our deluded conditioning. Waking up is not a selfish pursuit of happiness; it is a revolutionary stance from the inside out, for the benefits of all beings in existence.

Our future experiences will be colored by the choices we make in the present.