Why seek revenge? Karma is going to get the bastards anyway
AJAHN BRAHMInstead, 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.
More Ajahn Brahm Quotes
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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 secret of life is… everything is out of control.
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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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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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Silence is so much more productive of wisdom and clarity in thinking.
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Life is what’s happening while you’re worrying.
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Complaining is finding faults, wisdom is finding solutions
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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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When life falls apart always remember that this too will pass. Life will have its unexpected turns.
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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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Our modern Western culture only recognises the first of these, freedom of 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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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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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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