Love is not liking somebody. Anyone can do that. Love is loving things that sometimes you don’t like.
AJAHN BRAHMSilence is so much more productive of wisdom and clarity in thinking.
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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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The selfless giving, the service, the kindness which you give out into this world that is the currency of (the) meaning (of life).
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When life falls apart always remember that this too will pass. Life will have its unexpected turns.
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If you know how to let go and be at peace, you know everything you need to know about living in the world.
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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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Fear is finding fault with the future.
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The secret of life is… everything is out of control.
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Complaining is finding faults, wisdom is finding solutions
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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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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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Meditation is like a gym in which you develop the powerful mental muscles of calm and insight.
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Why seek revenge? Karma is going to get the bastards anyway
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Peace is the most valuable commodity. And it’s free!
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Be mindful, be compassionate and nurture the circumstances that find you in this good time so it will last longer.
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