Bhikkhu Bodhi Quotes
Bhikkhu Bodhi (Jeffrey Block, born 1944), American Theravada Buddhist monk, is renowned for his authoritative and accessible translations of Pali Buddhist texts. Former president of the Buddhist Publication Society, he has significantly contributed to the understanding of early Buddhist teachings.
The practice of meditation requires both energy and patience, both effort and relaxation.
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Wisdom and compassion must be developed equally and harmoniously.
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The five aggregates are not a theoretical model but a description of lived experience to be investigated through mindfulness.
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The restraint of the senses is not a matter of suppression but of wise attention to our experience.
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The path of practice moves from faith through understanding to direct realization.
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The path to liberation is a gradual path of self-discipline, self-development, and self-transformation.
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The path to liberation requires both individual effort and the support of the spiritual community.
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The purpose of Buddhist practice is not to become a Buddhist but to awaken to the nature of reality.
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The mind is the forerunner of all things. Our present life is the result of our past thoughts, and our future life will be the result of our present thoughts.
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The four foundations of mindfulness are not separate practices but different aspects of the same practice of clear awareness.
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Liberation is not found by running away from our experience but by looking deeply into it.
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The Buddha's teaching is not a philosophical system but a practical guide to living.
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The Dhamma is not a collection of doctrinal formulas but a path leading to direct insight into the nature of reality.
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The cultivation of loving-kindness has the power to transform enmity into amity, hostility into hospitality.
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The practice of mindfulness is the practice of being alive in the present moment.
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The purpose of meditation is not to create a mental vacuum but to come to know one's own mind.
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The practice of ethics is not about following rules but about developing inner purity and freedom.
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Karma is not fate but the law of moral causation, showing us that we are the architects of our own destiny.
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The practice of meditation is not about achieving states of bliss but about seeing things as they really are.
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Right View is not just a matter of intellectual understanding but of seeing things as they really are.
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