Aaron Hoopes famous quotes

At its core, meditation is about touching the spiritual essence that exists within us all. Our spiritual essence is not something that we create through meditation it's already there, deep within, behind all the barriers, patiently waiting for us to recognize it.
-- Aaron Hoopes

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A simple yet profound way to create a healthy body, a stress-free mind, and a peaceful sense of well-being.
-- Aaron Hoopes

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Before you begin, sit for a moment and take a couple of deep breaths. You want to be calm and prepared to maintain mental focus
-- Aaron Hoopes

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Beginning with the first bite, and for every bite after, that try to chew ten times.
-- Aaron Hoopes

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A devotee should be fixed in the conclusion that, the spiritual master cannot be subject to criticism and should never be considered equal to a common man.

Our first duty is to satisfy the spiritual master, who can arrange for the Lord's mercy. A common man must first begin to serve the spiritual master or the devotee. Then, through the mercy of the devotee, the Lord will be satisfied. Unless one receives the dust of a devotee's lotus feet on one's head, there is no possibility of advancement. Unless one approaches a pure devotee, he cannot understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Democracy can be sustained and developed only by people who understand its essence.

growth requires purposeful division. Responsible dissent is the essence of democracy.

The spiritual life is part of the human essence. It is a defining characteristic of human nature, without which human nature is not fully human.

It's not written in the Constitution or anything else.... Congress, just out of the clear blue sky, said the airwaves belong to the people, which means, in essence, that it belongs to Congress.

You should not be carried away by the dictation of the mind, but the mind should be carried by your dictation.

Even after the Truth has been realised, there remains that strong, obstinate impression that one is still an ego - the agent and experiencer. This has to be carefully removed by living in a state of constant identification with the supreme non-dual Self. Full Awakening is the eventual ceasing of all the mental impressions of being an ego.

Don’t be attached to visions or lights in meditation, don’t rise or fall with them. What’s so great about brightness? My flashlight has it. It can’t help us rid ourselves of our suffering.

You say that you are too busy to meditate. Do you have time to breathe? Meditation is your breath. Why do you have time to breathe but not to meditate? Breathing is something vital to peoples lives. If you see that Dhamma practice is vital to your life, then you will feel that breathing and practising the Dhamma are equally important.