Allan Lokos > Quotes

“Don't believe everything you think. Thoughts are just that - thoughts.”
― Allan Lokos, Pocket Peace: Effective Practices for Enlightened Living

“You cannot control the results, only your actions.”
― Allan Lokos, Patience: The Art of Peaceful Living

“Suffering usually relates to wanting things to be different from the way they are.”
― Allan Lokos, Pocket Peace: Effective Practices for Enlightened Living

“Do not speak about anyone who is not physically present.”
― Allan Lokos, Pocket Peace: Effective Practices for Enlightened Living

“When we are aware of our weaknesses or negative tendencies, we open the opportunity to work on them.”
― Allan Lokos, Pocket Peace: Effective Practices for Enlightened Living

“You actions are your only true belongings.”
― Allan Lokos, Patience: The Art of Peaceful Living

“True patience is grounded in wisdom & compassion.”
― Allan Lokos, Patience: The Art of Peaceful Living

“Support the type of thinking that leads you to feeling good, peaceful & happy.”
― Allan Lokos, Pocket Peace: Effective Practices for Enlightened Living

“Patience has all the time it needs.”
― Allan Lokos, Patience: The Art of Peaceful Living

“There is no illness that is not exacerbated by stress.”
― Allan Lokos, Patience: The Art of Peaceful Living

“Compassion is not complete if it does not include oneself.”
― Allan Lokos, Patience: The Art of Peaceful Living

“Patience is the direct antithesis of anger.”
― Allan Lokos, Pocket Peace: Effective Practices for Enlightened Living

“A modern definition of equanimity: cool. This refers to one whose mind remains stable & calm in all situations.”
― Allan Lokos, Pocket Peace: Effective Practices for Enlightened Living

“One doesn't have to be religious to lead a moral life or attain wisdom.”
― Allan Lokos, Pocket Peace: Effective Practices for Enlightened Living

“That's why it's called a practice. We have to practice a practice if it is to be of value.”
― Allan Lokos, Patience: The Art of Peaceful Living

“Inner Peace can be seen as the ultimate benefit of practicing patience.”
― Allan Lokos, Patience: The Art of Peaceful Living

“We need never be bound by the limitations of our previous or current thinking, nor are we ever locked into being the person we used to be, or think we are.”
― Allan Lokos, Pocket Peace: Effective Practices for Enlightened Living

“The more we genuinely care about others the greater our own happiness & inner peace.”
― Allan Lokos, Pocket Peace: Effective Practices for Enlightened Living

“One who is patient glows with an inner radiance.”
― Allan Lokos, Patience: The Art of Peaceful Living

“No one looks or feels attractive when angry.”
― Allan Lokos, Patience: The Art of Peaceful Living

“Loving others is the greatest gift we can give ourselves. Altruism that rewards one's self.”
― Allan Lokos, Pocket Peace: Effective Practices for Enlightened Living

“The venerable teachers, philosophers & spiritual practitioners throughout history have concluded that the greatest happiness we can experience comes from the development of an open, loving heart.”
― Allan Lokos, Pocket Peace: Effective Practices for Enlightened Living

“Understanding the true nature of things, or seeing things as they really are, is the ground of wisdom.”
― Allan Lokos, Patience: The Art of Peaceful Living

“Thoughts, words, emotions & deeds not coming from love are likely coming from fear.”
― Allan Lokos, Pocket Peace: Effective Practices for Enlightened Living

“The practice of lovingkindness can uplift us & relieve sorrow & unhappiness.”
― Allan Lokos, Pocket Peace: Effective Practices for Enlightened Living

“Remind yourself that your mental & emotional health are important.”
― Allan Lokos, Patience: The Art of Peaceful Living

“The most important step in developing skillful speech is to think before speaking.”
― Allan Lokos, Patience: The Art of Peaceful Living

“So what is a good meditator? A good meditator meditates.”
― Allan Lokos, Patience: The Art of Peaceful Living

“You honor yourself by acting with dignity and composure.”
― Allan Lokos, Patience: The Art of Peaceful Living

“The experience of pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral is the consequences of perception.”
― Allan Lokos, Patience: The Art of Peaceful Living