It’s just people being people, the world being the world
AJAHN BRAHMWhen life is good do not take it for granted as it will pass.
More Ajahn Brahm Quotes
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Why seek revenge? Karma is going to get the bastards anyway
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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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Life is what’s happening while you’re worrying.
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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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My first meditation teacher told me that there is no such thing as a bad meditation. He was right. During the difficult meditations you build up your strength, which creates meditation for peace.
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Complaining is finding faults, wisdom is finding solutions
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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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When life falls apart always remember that this too will pass. Life will have its unexpected turns.
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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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Love, oneness, is no separation between you and life. It is a progressive letting go, a progressive not fault finding.
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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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The secret of life is… everything is out of control.
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Instead, understand that this world is just the play of the senses. It’s the five khandhas doing their thing; it has nothing to do with you.
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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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