Love is not liking somebody. Anyone can do that. Love is loving things that sometimes you don’t like.
AJAHN BRAHMLove is not liking somebody. Anyone can do that. Love is loving things that sometimes you don’t like.
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.
AJAHN BRAHMJust do nothing and love this moment. Its very beautiful and very deep.
AJAHN BRAHMIt then worships such a freedom by enshrining it at the forefront of national constituitions and bills of human rights.
AJAHN BRAHMPeace is the most valuable commodity. And it’s free!
AJAHN BRAHMOne 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.
AJAHN BRAHMEveryone makes mistakes. The wise are not people who never make mistakes, but those who forgive themselves and learn from their mistakes.
AJAHN BRAHMIt 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.
AJAHN BRAHMComplaining is finding faults, wisdom is finding solutions
AJAHN BRAHMFear is finding fault with the future.
AJAHN BRAHMSilence is so much more productive of wisdom and clarity in thinking.
AJAHN BRAHMWhen the weather is hot, keep a cool mind. When the weather is cold, keep a warm heart.
AJAHN BRAHMWhat 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.
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.
AJAHN BRAHMIf you know how to let go and be at peace, you know everything you need to know about living in the world.
AJAHN BRAHMLove, oneness, is no separation between you and life. It is a progressive letting go, a progressive not fault finding.
AJAHN BRAHM