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The purpose of meditation is personal transformation. The you that goes in one side of the meditation experience is not the same you that comes out the other side.

Henepola Gunaratana

The purpose of meditation is personal transformation. The you that goes in one side of the meditation experience is not the same you that comes out the other side.

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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.