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.
AJAHN BRAHMSilence is so much more productive of wisdom and clarity in thinking.
More Ajahn Brahm Quotes
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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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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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It’s just people being people, the world being the world
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Peace is the most valuable commodity. And it’s free!
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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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Our modern Western culture only recognises the first of these, freedom of desires.
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Life is what’s happening while you’re worrying.
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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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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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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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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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Just do nothing and love this moment. Its very beautiful and very deep.
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Why seek revenge? Karma is going to get the bastards anyway
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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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