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.
AJAHN BRAHMEveryone makes mistakes. The wise are not people who never make mistakes, but those who forgive themselves and learn from their mistakes.
More Ajahn Brahm Quotes
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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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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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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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It’s just people being people, the world being the world
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Why seek revenge? Karma is going to get the bastards anyway
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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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Life is what’s happening while you’re worrying.
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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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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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Love, oneness, is no separation between you and life. It is a progressive letting go, a progressive not fault finding.
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When life is good do not take it for granted as it will pass.
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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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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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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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Complaining is finding faults, wisdom is finding solutions
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