Life is what’s happening while you’re worrying.
AJAHN BRAHMOur modern Western culture only recognises the first of these, freedom of desires.
More Ajahn Brahm Quotes
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Why seek revenge? Karma is going to get the bastards anyway
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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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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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Love, oneness, is no separation between you and life. It is a progressive letting go, a progressive not fault finding.
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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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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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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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Peace is the most valuable commodity. And it’s free!
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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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When the weather is hot, keep a cool mind. When the weather is cold, keep a warm heart.
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Fear is finding fault with the future.
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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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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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Love is not liking somebody. Anyone can do that. Love is loving things that sometimes you don’t like.
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