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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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	Patience: The Art of Peaceful Living 3.99 avg rating — 277 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pocket Peace: Effective Practices for Enlightened Living 4.22 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 2010 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Through the Flames: Overcoming Disaster Through Compassion, Patience, and Determination by Allan Lokos (Goodreads Author), Sharon Salzberg (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Right Speech (Tricycle Teachings #8) by The Tricycle Foundation, Gautama Buddha, Katy Butler (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Forgiveness (Tricycle Teachings #13) by The Tricycle Foundation, Allan Lokos (Goodreads Author), Ajahn Sumedho 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mindfulness (Tricycle Teachings #5) by The Tricycle Foundation, Stephen Batchelor, Yongey Mingyur 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nhẫn - Nghệ thuật sống bình yên by Allan Lokos (Goodreads Author), Trung Sơn (translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“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

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“You cannot control the results, only your actions.”
― Allan Lokos, Patience: The Art of Peaceful Living

tags: buddhism, compassion, insight, karma, meditation, mindfulness

102 likes

“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

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Allan’s Quotes

“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

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“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

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“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

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“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

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“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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