AtomicQuote

Henepola Gunaratana Quote

In the same way, morality is not a ritualistic obedience to a code of behavior imposed by an external authority. It is rather a healthy habit pattern that you have consciously and voluntarily chosen to impose upon yourself because you recognize its superiority to your present behavior. The

Henepola Gunaratana

In the same way, morality is not a ritualistic obedience to a code of behavior imposed by an external authority. It is rather a healthy habit pattern that you have consciously and voluntarily chosen to impose upon yourself because you recognize its superiority to your present behavior. The

Related Quotes

Manners and politeness will never become old-fashioned.

Auliq Ice

Manners and politeness will never become old-fashioned.

Tags: bad behavior, behavior, characters, courage, displine, good behaviour, good character, happiness, learning from mistakes, life

Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.

Ashley Smith

Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.

Tags: beauty, dreams, life, inspirational, joy, optimism, positive

Art is not about itself but the attention we bring to it.

Marcel Duchamp

Art is not about itself but the attention we bring to it.

Tags: art

Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.

Herodotus

Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.

Tags: design, men, goal, victory

Kids are absolutely starved for positive adult contact.

Richard Louv

Kids are absolutely starved for positive adult contact.

Tags: contact, kids, adult

We've made our decisions, We've taken our choices, What's left, is only a hand-full of emotions.

Auliq Ice

We've made our decisions, We've taken our choices, What's left, is only a hand-full of emotions.

Tags: action speak louder than words, actions over words, auliq ice, change, choice, choices, choices and consequences, courage, courage in life, decision making

I consider my mom and all my sisters my friends.

Alexa Vega

I consider my mom and all my sisters my friends.

Tags: family, mom, friends, sisters, consider

If we could get your subconscious mind to agree with your conscious mind about being happy, that's when your positive thoughts work.

Bruce Lipton

If we could get your subconscious mind to agree with your conscious mind about being happy, that's when your positive thoughts work.

Tags: work, happy, being happy

People accuse me of falling in love easily. It just means that I'm able to see the beauty in most of the people who cross paths with me and I appreciate it for what it is and also for what it isn't. L...

Ashly Lorenzana

People accuse me of falling in love easily. It just means that I'm able to see the beauty in most of the people who cross paths with me and I appreciate it for what it is and also for what it isn't. L...

Tags: beauty, falling in love, flaws, imperfection, loneliness, love, passion, people, souls, strength

Arise, my love, let us try to set these ashes on fire again!

Anthony Liccione

Arise, my love, let us try to set these ashes on fire again!

Tags: arise, ashes, couple, eternal, find, fire, flame, heartbreak, love, old and new
About Henepola Gunaratana

Bhante Henepola Gunaratana is a Sri Lankan Theravada Buddhist monk. He is affectionately known as Bhante G. Bhante Gunaratana is currently the abbot of the Bhavana Society, a monastery and meditation retreat center that he founded in High View, West Virginia, in 1985.