Quotes from S. N. Goenka

If there is no peace in the minds of individuals, how can there be peace in the world? Make peace in your own mind first.

Discover real peace and harmony within yourself, and naturally this will overflow to benefit others.

Peace and negativity cannot coexist just as light and darkness cannot coexist.

The only conversion involved in Vipassana is from misery to happiness, from bondage to liberation.

Removing old conditionings from the mind and training the mind to be more equaimous with every experience is the first step toward enabling one to experience true happiness.

The Buddha never taught a sectarian religion; he taught Dhamma - the way to liberation - which is universal.

One learns the art of dying by learning the art of living: how to become master of the present moment.

there is an inner core common to all religions: the universal teachings of morality and charity, of a disciplined and pure mind full of love, compassion, goodwill and tolerance.

Love with attachment consists of waves of emotion, usually creating invisible iron chains.

Work diligently. Diligently. Work patiently and persistently. Patiently and persistently. And you're bound to be successful. Bound to be successful.

Vipassana is the art of living. Not the art of escaping.

If we can develop the ability to be aware of the present moment, we can use the past as a guide for ordering our actions in the future, so that we may attain our goal.