Silence is so much more productive of wisdom and clarity in thinking.
AJAHN BRAHMBe mindful, be compassionate and nurture the circumstances that find you in this good time so it will last longer.
More Ajahn Brahm Quotes
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The secret of life is… everything is out of control.
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Our modern Western culture only recognises the first of these, freedom of desires.
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When you have abandoned all past and future, it is as if you have come alive. You are here, mindful…the nature of all types of consciousness reveals itself.
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Why seek revenge? Karma is going to get the bastards anyway
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It then worships such a freedom by enshrining it at the forefront of national constituitions and bills of human rights.
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What are people searching for in life? God. In the christian scriptures, it says ‘Be still and know you are God.’ What is this? You are peace, compassion, truth, Love, freedom. Real love.
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How many times have you tried to solve “the problem”? you’ll be trying to solve it not just until you die but for many more lifetimes. .
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When the weather is hot, keep a cool mind. When the weather is cold, keep a warm heart.
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Life is what’s happening while you’re worrying.
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Complaining is finding faults, wisdom is finding solutions
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Peace is the most valuable commodity. And it’s free!
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The ability to love yourself so much that you forgive everything and you are at peace with yourself like a mother loves a child, not trying to be someone.
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It is remarkable that in such countries people do not feel very free. The second kind of freedom, freedom from desires, is celebrated only in some religious communities. It celebrates contentment, peace that is free from desires.
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Understand the place of love in a spiritual life. A powerful and blissful type of love has no conditions, no ownership and no people involved. Be free from fear. Be who you are. That is love.
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Love is not liking somebody. Anyone can do that. Love is loving things that sometimes you don’t like.
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