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Allan Lokos

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http://www.pocketpeace.com

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Allan Lokos is the founder and guiding teacher of the Community Meditation Center.

He began his study and practice of meditation with Thich Nhat Hanh in the nineties and his teachers have included Joseph Goldstein, Larry Rosenberg, Andrew Olendzki, Stephen Batchelor, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, and Tsoknyi Rinpoche, among others. He has attended retreats at Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA and classes and workshops at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies.

Allan has also attended a number of weeklong teachings with His Holiness, The Dalai Lama. Since 2002 Allan has enjoyed a treasured relationship with Sharon Salzberg, studying the dhamma and deepening his meditation practice.

He is the author of Pocket Peace: Effective Practices for Enl...more

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Average rating: 4.03 · 39 ratings · 13 reviews · 2 distinct works

	Pocket Peace: Effective Practices for Enlightened Living 4.00 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Patience: The Art of Peaceful Living 4.06 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	My rating:

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Quotes by Allan Lokos

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

tags: compassion , illusion , mindfulness , reality , thinking , thoughts , wisdom

10 people liked it

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

tags: buddhism , health , inspiration , inspirational , mindfulness , suffering

8 people liked it

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

tags: buddhism , inspirational

7 people liked it

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“The essence of the Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha) is about identifying the cause of our suffering & alleviating it.”
― Allan Lokos, Pocket Peace: Effective Practices for Enlightened Living

tags: buddhism , compassion , inspirational

2 people liked it

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

tags: buddhism , inspirational

7 people liked it

“Being a senior doesn't automatically make one wise but the wise & foolish alike have things to teach us.”
― Allan Lokos, Pocket Peace: Effective Practices for Enlightened Living

tags: buddhism , inspiration , peace

3 people liked it

“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

tags: buddhism , equanimity , meditation , mind-training , mindfulness , psychology

1 person liked it

“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

tags: buddhism , meditation , mindfulness , thinking

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