“If there is no peace in the minds of individuals, how can there be peace in the world? Make peace in your own mind first.” IfsWorldMindFirstsIndividualMaking Peace Author:S. N. Goenka
“In meditation you withdraw from others and focus your attention inside to gain purity of mind and wisdom energy. Then you must become extroverted and use this energy. When you take a long jump, you must first take some steps backward. Then you run, and make the jump. Like this, you first withdraw, observe yourself, develop clarity and unlock the wisdom. Then you make a long jump into society, to serve society. These two steps cannot be separated.” MindFirstsLongTwoUseRunningEnergyAttentionStepsFocusMeditationGainsClarityPurityLong Jump Author:S. N. Goenka
“Real wisdom is recognizing and accepting that every experience is impermanent. With this insight you will not be overwhelmed by ups and downs. And when you are able to maintain an inner balance, you can choose to act in ways that will create happiness for you and for others. Living each moment happily with an equanimous mind, you will surely progress toward the ultimate goal of liberation from all suffering.” WayMindRealMomentsAbleSufferingGoalAcceptingProgressBalanceUltimateInsightLiberationOverwhelmedRecognizingUps & DownsUltimate GoalVipassanaReal Wisdom Author:S. N. Goenka
“Removing old conditionings from the mind and training the mind to be more equaimous with every experience is the first step toward enabling one to experience true happiness.” MindFirstsStepsTrainingFirst StepsTrue HappinessConditioningEnablingTraining The Mind Author:S. N. Goenka
“For real happiness, for real lasting stable happiness, one has to make a journey deep within oneself and see that one gets rid of all the unhappiness and misery stored in the deeper levels of the mind.” MindRealLevelsJourneyMiseryOneselfDeeperLastingUnhappinessStableDeep WithinReal Happiness Author:S. N. Goenka
“The mind spends most of the time lost in fantasies and illusions, reliving pleasant or unpleasant experiences and anticipating the future with eagerness or fear. While lost in such cravings or aversions, we are unaware of what is happening now, what we are doing now.” MindLostFantasyHappeningsIllusionPleasantCravingAversionEagernessVipassanaUnpleasant ExperiencesAnticipating The Future Author:S. N. Goenka
“It is a basic human need that everyone wants to live a happy life. For this, one has to experience real happiness. The so-called happiness that one experiences by having money, power, and indulging in sensual pleasures is not real happiness. It is very fragile, unstable and fleeting. For real happiness, for lasting stable happiness, one has to make a journey deep within oneself and get rid of all the unhappiness stored in the deeper levels of the mind. As long as there is misery at the depth of the mind all attempts to feel happy at the surface level of the mind prove futile.” WantNeedsFeelsMindHumansLongRealPleasureLevelsJourneyProveMiseryDepthOneselfDeeperSurfaceSensualLastingUnhappinessFragileHappy LifeStableFleetingUnstableDeep WithinHuman NeedsReal HappinessLive Life HappyMoney PowerSensual PleasureBasic Human Needs Book:Meditation Now: Inner Peace through Inner Wisdom Source: Meditation Now: Inner Peace through Inner Wisdom
