When you have abandoned all past and future, it is as if you have come alive. You are here, mindful…the nature of all types of consciousness reveals itself.
AJAHN BRAHMWhen 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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Be mindful, be compassionate and nurture the circumstances that find you in this good time so it will last longer.
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Just do nothing and love this moment. Its very beautiful and very deep.
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Life is what’s happening while you’re worrying.
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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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When life is good do not take it for granted as it will pass.
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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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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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Love is not liking somebody. Anyone can do that. Love is loving things that sometimes you don’t like.
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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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Our modern Western culture only recognises the first of these, freedom of desires.
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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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It’s just people being people, the world being the world
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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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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.
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