Why seek revenge? Karma is going to get the bastards anyway
AJAHN BRAHMWhy seek revenge? Karma is going to get the bastards anyway
AJAHN BRAHMWhen the weather is hot, keep a cool mind. When the weather is cold, keep a warm heart.
AJAHN BRAHMBe mindful, be compassionate and nurture the circumstances that find you in this good time so it will last longer.
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 BRAHMOur modern Western culture only recognises the first of these, freedom of desires.
AJAHN BRAHMIt then worships such a freedom by enshrining it at the forefront of national constituitions and bills of human rights.
AJAHN BRAHMJust do nothing and love this moment. Its very beautiful and very deep.
AJAHN BRAHMComplaining is finding faults, wisdom is finding solutions
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 BRAHMLife is what’s happening while you’re worrying.
AJAHN BRAHMPeace is the most valuable commodity. And it’s free!
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 BRAHMMeditation is like a gym in which you develop the powerful mental muscles of calm and insight.
AJAHN BRAHMSilence is so much more productive of wisdom and clarity in thinking.
AJAHN BRAHMEveryone makes mistakes. The wise are not people who never make mistakes, but those who forgive themselves and learn from their mistakes.
AJAHN BRAHMInstead, 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.
AJAHN BRAHM