Our modern Western culture only recognises the first of these, freedom of desires.
AJAHN BRAHMWhen life falls apart always remember that this too will pass. Life will have its unexpected turns.
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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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It then worships such a freedom by enshrining it at the forefront of national constituitions and bills of human rights.
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Fear is finding fault with the future.
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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 is not liking somebody. Anyone can do that. Love is loving things that sometimes you don’t like.
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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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When the weather is hot, keep a cool mind. When the weather is cold, keep a warm heart.
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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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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’s just people being people, the world being the world
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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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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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Meditation is like a gym in which you develop the powerful mental muscles of calm and insight.
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The secret of life is… everything is out of control.
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Life is what’s happening while you’re worrying.
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