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.
We cannot live in the past; it is gone. Nor can we live in the future; it is forever beyond our grasp. We can live only in the present. If we are una… - S. N. Goenka
We cannot live in the past; it is gone. Nor can we live in the future; it is forever beyond our grasp. We can live only in the present. If we are una…
- S. N. Goenka
When I observe myself and find that I am generating anger, ill will, or animosity, I realize that I am the first victim of the hatred or animosity I … - S. N. Goenka
When I observe myself and find that I am generating anger, ill will, or animosity, I realize that I am the first victim of the hatred or animosity I …
Work diligently. Diligently. Work patiently and persistently. Patiently and persistently. And you're bound to be successful. Bound to be successful. - S. N. Goenka
Work diligently. Diligently. Work patiently and persistently. Patiently and persistently. And you're bound to be successful. Bound to be successful.
When one experiences truth, the madness of finding fault with others disappears. - S. N. Goenka
When one experiences truth, the madness of finding fault with others disappears.
Discover real peace and harmony within yourself, and naturally this will overflow to benefit others. - S. N. Goenka
Discover real peace and harmony within yourself, and naturally this will overflow to benefit others.
Every sensation shares the same characteristic: it arises and passes away, arises and passes away. It is this arising and passing that we have to exp… - S. N. Goenka
Every sensation shares the same characteristic: it arises and passes away, arises and passes away. It is this arising and passing that we have to exp…
The consequences of today are determined by the actions of the past. To change your future, alter your decisions today. - S. N. Goenka
The consequences of today are determined by the actions of the past. To change your future, alter your decisions today.
The mind spends most of the time lost in fantasies and illusions, reliving pleasant or unpleasant experiences and anticipating the future with eagern… - 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 eagern…
Vipassana is the art of living. Not the art of escaping. - S. N. Goenka
Vipassana is the art of living. Not the art of escaping.
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