“If we divide into two camps--even into violent and the nonviolent--and stand in one camp while attacking the other, the world will never have peace. We will always blame and condemn those we feel are responsible for wars and social injustice, without recognizing the degree of violence within ourselves. We must work on ourselves and also with those we condemn if we want to have a real impact.” IfsWorldWantFeelsTwoWarRealSocialViolenceDegreesResponsibleBlameImpactInjusticeViolentDividesCampsRecognizingAttackingSocial Injustice Author:Ayya Khema
“If the whole universe can be found in our own body and mind, this is where we need to make our inquires. We all have the answers within ourselves, we just have not got in touch with them yet. The potential of finding the truth within requires faith in ourselves.” IfsNeedsMindWholeBodyUniverseFoundAnswersFindingsMind And BodyFinding Out The Truth Author:Ayya Khema
“Unless we practice loving feelings toward everyone we meet, day in, day out, we're missing out on the most joyous part of life. If we can actually open our hearts, there's no difficulty in being happy.” IfsHeartFeelingsPracticeMissingDifficultyJoyousParts Of LifeMissing Out Author:Ayya Khema
“Suffering is our best teacher because it hangs onto us and keeps us in its grip until we have learnt that particular lesson. Only then does suffering let go. If we haven’t learnt our lesson, we can be quite sure that the same lesson is going to come again, because life is nothing but an adult education class, If we don’t pass in any of the subjects, we just have to sit the examination again. Whatever lesson we have missed, we will get it again. That is why we find ourselves reacting to similar situations in similar ways many times.” IfsWayDoeLife IsSufferingSituationClassTeacherSubjectsHavensParticularLessonsLetting GoAdultsExaminationReactingBest TeacherAdult Education Author:Ayya Khema
“If we want to be loved, we are looking for a support system. If we want to love, we are looking for spiritual growth.” IfsWantSpiritualGrowthSupportSpiritual GrowthSupport Systems Author:Ayya Khema
“It is often thought that the Buddha's doctrine teaches us that suffering will disappear if one has meditated long enough, or if one sees everything differently. It is not that at all. Suffering isn't going to go away; the one who suffers is going to go away.” IfsLongEnoughSufferingTeachDisappearDoctrineGoing Away Author:Ayya Khema
“Whatever we attempt is a reflection of our inner thirst, which we hope to quench in all these external ways. What we are looking for lies within us, and if we gave out time and energy to an interior search, we would come across it much faster, since that is the only place where it is to be found.” IfsWayLyingFoundEnergyReflectionFasterThirstInteriorsTime And EnergyQuench Author:Ayya Khema
