Meditation on Perception Quotes

“And what, Ananda, is mindfulness of breathing? Here, a bhikkhu, having gone to the forest, to the foot of a tree, or to an empty hut, sits down. Having folded his legs crosswise, straightened his body, and established mindfulness in front of him, just mindful he breathes in, mindful he breathes out. “Breathing in long, he knows: ‘I breathe in long’; or breathing out long, he knows: ‘I breathe out long.’ Breathing in short, he knows: ‘I breathe in short’; or breathing out short, he knows: ‘I breathe out short.”
― Henepola Gunaratana, Meditation on Perception: Ten Healing Practices to Cultivate Mindfulness

“As the Buddha said, “As rain does not get into a well thatched house, so craving does not get into a well trained mind.”
― Henepola Gunaratana, Meditation on Perception: Ten Healing Practices to Cultivate Mindfulness

“In other words, interpretations of perceptions lead to all sorts of conflicts.”
― Henepola Gunaratana, Meditation on Perception: Ten Healing Practices to Cultivate Mindfulness

“If anyone carrying around this body were to claim to be healthy even for a moment, what is that due to other than foolishness? Therefore, householder, you should train yourself thus: ‘Even though I am afflicted in body, my mind will be unafflicted.’ Thus should you train yourself.” (Nakulapita Sutta, tr. Bhikkhu Bodhi)”
― Henepola Gunaratana, Meditation on Perception: Ten Healing Practices to Cultivate Mindfulness

“Below the threshold of conscious awareness, ignorance infiltrates our perceptions, and from there spreads to our thoughts and views, resulting in distorted modes of understanding”
― Henepola Gunaratana, Meditation on Perception: Ten Healing Practices to Cultivate Mindfulness