Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Nyanaponika Thera

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a German author Nyanaponika Thera.
Last updated on December 23, 2024.
Nyanaponika Thera

The Ven. Nyanaponika Thera or Nyanaponika Mahathera was a German-born Theravada Buddhist monk and scholar who, after ordaining in Sri Lanka, later became the co-founder of the Buddhist Publication Society and author of numerous seminal books and articles on Theravada Buddhism. He mentored and taught a whole generation of Western Buddhist leaders such as Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi.

Mindfulness, though so highly praised and capable of such great achievements, is not at all a "mystical" state, beyond the ken and reach of the average person. It is, on the contrary, something quite simple and common, and very familiar to us.
Equanimity is a perfect, unshakable balance of mind. — © Nyanaponika Thera
Equanimity is a perfect, unshakable balance of mind.
Two thoughts cannot coexist at the same time: if the clear light of mindfulness is present, there is no room for mental twilight.
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