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Nyanaponika Thera Quotes

Equanimity is a perfect, unshakable balance of mind.

Equanimity is a perfect, unshakable balance of mind.

Nyanaponika Thera
Perfect, Mind, Balance
Nyanaponika Thera, Nanamoli Thera (1998). “The Four Sublime States & The Practice of Loving Kindness: Contemplations on Love, Compassion, Sympathetic Joy, and Equanimity & As Taught by the Buddha in the Pali Canon”, p.27, Buddhist Publication Society

Two thoughts cannot coexist at the same time: if the clear light of mindfulness is present, there is no room for mental twilight.

Nyanaponika Thera
Twilight, Two, Mindfulness

Mindfulness, though so highly praised and capable of such great achievements, is not at all a "mystical" state, beyond the ken and reach of the average person. It is, on the contrary, something quite simple and common, and very familiar to us.

Nyanaponika Thera
Simple, Average, Achievement
Nyanaponika Thera (2005). “The Heart of Buddhist Meditation: Satipaṭṭhāna : a Handbook of Mental Training Based on the Buddha's Way of Mindfulness, with an Anthology of Relevant Texts Translated from the Pali and Sanskrit”, p.25, Buddhist Publication Society

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