Be mindful, be compassionate and nurture the circumstances that find you in this good time so it will last longer.
AJAHN BRAHMMy 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.
More Ajahn Brahm Quotes
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It’s just people being people, the world being the world
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Silence is so much more productive of wisdom and clarity in thinking.
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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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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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Love, oneness, is no separation between you and life. It is a progressive letting go, a progressive not fault finding.
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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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Complaining is finding faults, wisdom is finding solutions
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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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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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The secret of life is… everything is out of control.
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Fear is finding fault with the future.
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Just do nothing and love this moment. Its very beautiful and very deep.
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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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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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