Peace is the most valuable commodity. And it’s free!
AJAHN BRAHMThe 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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When the weather is hot, keep a cool mind. When the weather is cold, keep a warm heart.
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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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Why seek revenge? Karma is going to get the bastards anyway
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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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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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Meditation is like a gym in which you develop the powerful mental muscles of calm and insight.
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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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Love is not liking somebody. Anyone can do that. Love is loving things that sometimes you don’t like.
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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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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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Our modern Western culture only recognises the first of these, freedom of desires.
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Fear is finding fault with the future.
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