The selfless giving, the service, the kindness which you give out into this world that is the currency of (the) meaning (of life).
AJAHN BRAHMUnderstand 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.
More Ajahn Brahm Quotes
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The secret of life is… everything is out of control.
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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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Meditation is like a gym in which you develop the powerful mental muscles of calm and insight.
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When life is good do not take it for granted as it will pass.
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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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Love is not liking somebody. Anyone can do that. Love is loving things that sometimes you don’t like.
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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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Peace is the most valuable commodity. And it’s free!
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Complaining is finding faults, wisdom is finding solutions
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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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Our modern Western culture only recognises the first of these, freedom of desires.
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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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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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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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Be mindful, be compassionate and nurture the circumstances that find you in this good time so it will last longer.
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