Silence is so much more productive of wisdom and clarity in thinking.
AJAHN BRAHMOur modern Western culture only recognises the first of these, freedom of desires.
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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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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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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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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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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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The secret of life is… everything is out of control.
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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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Peace is the most valuable commodity. And it’s free!
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One can say that the underlying creed of most Western democracies is to protect their people’s freedom to realise their desires, as far as this is possible.
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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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Life is what’s happening while you’re worrying.
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Love, oneness, is no separation between you and life. It is a progressive letting go, a progressive not fault finding.
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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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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 life falls apart always remember that this too will pass. Life will have its unexpected turns.
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