The selfless giving, the service, the kindness which you give out into this world that is the currency of (the) meaning (of life).
AJAHN BRAHMWhen life is good do not take it for granted as it will pass.
More Ajahn Brahm Quotes
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Fear is finding fault with the future.
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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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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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Complaining is finding faults, wisdom is finding solutions
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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 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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The secret of life is… everything is out of control.
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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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Silence is so much more productive of wisdom and clarity in thinking.
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It then worships such a freedom by enshrining it at the forefront of national constituitions and bills of human rights.
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Our modern Western culture only recognises the first of these, freedom of desires.
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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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When the weather is hot, keep a cool mind. When the weather is cold, keep a warm heart.
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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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