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 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.
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It’s just people being people, the world being the world
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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 ability to love yourself so much that you forgive everything and you are at peace with yourself like a mother loves a child, not trying to be someone.
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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 life is good do not take it for granted as it will pass.
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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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Life is what’s happening while you’re worrying.
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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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Just do nothing and love this moment. Its very beautiful and very deep.
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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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Our modern Western culture only recognises the first of these, freedom of desires.
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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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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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Meditation is like a gym in which you develop the powerful mental muscles of calm and insight.
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