Ken McLeod: Quotes about life

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“Study void. Void is what makes everything possible. If there is no emptiness or open space in your life then very very few things are possible.”

Ken McLeod

Five Elements Five Dakinis http://www.unfetteredmind.org/five-elements-five-dakinis-9#FEFD090:33:46.8. Unfettered Mind http://www.unfetteredmind.org.. (2007-07-09) (Topic: Practice)

Life , Study

“Some find they can practice effectively by bringing attention to the arising of like, dislike and indifference in their meditation practice and daily life. Others are able to use the power of loving kindness, compassion, equanimity, or devotion to change the way they experience things. And still others develop or naturally have enough capacity in awareness that they experience attraction as delight, aversion as clarity, and indifference as non-thought.”

Ken McLeod

Practice Tip http://onedharmanashville.wordpress.com/2010/11/09/practice-tip-from-ken-mcleod/. (2010-11-09) (Topic: Practice)

Love , Life , Way , Nature

“If you don't clearly understand what you are looking for in a teacher or in internal work, you will inevitably accept someone else's agenda as your own. While you may start internal transformative work on the suggestion or advice of another person, at some point your practice has to become a response to your own questions about life and being.”

Ken McLeod

Wake Up To Your Life. (2002) pg. 12. (Topic: Practice)

Life , Understanding , Question , Teachers

“The importance of conventional life is greatly exaggerated and a good death can do wonders.”

Ken McLeod

An Arrow to the Heart. pg. 140. (2007). (Topic: Life)

Life , Death

“By just taking a breath you're moving into attention a little bit and so you get much less caught up in reactivity. A practical application of this in your life is, never say anything before you've taken one breath. It's a very simple practice--changes the dynamics of conversation with other people completely.”

Ken McLeod

Awakening from Belief http://www.unfetteredmind.org/karma-traditional-modern-9b. Unfettered Mind http://www.unfetteredmind.org (2005-06-09) (Topic: Life)

Life , People , Change