Our modern Western culture only recognises the first of these, freedom of desires.
AJAHN BRAHMWhen the weather is hot, keep a cool mind. When the weather is cold, keep a warm heart.
More Ajahn Brahm Quotes
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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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Silence is so much more productive of wisdom and clarity in thinking.
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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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When the weather is hot, keep a cool mind. When the weather is cold, keep a warm heart.
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Peace is the most valuable commodity. And it’s free!
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Everyone makes mistakes. The wise are not people who never make mistakes, but those who forgive themselves and learn from their mistakes.
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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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Complaining is finding faults, wisdom is finding solutions
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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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Meditation is like a gym in which you develop the powerful mental muscles of calm and insight.
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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 secret of life is… everything is out of control.
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It’s just people being people, the world being the world
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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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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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