Everyone makes mistakes. The wise are not people who never make mistakes, but those who forgive themselves and learn from their mistakes.
AJAHN BRAHMWhen life falls apart always remember that this too will pass. Life will have its unexpected turns.
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Complaining is finding faults, wisdom is finding solutions
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Life is what’s happening while you’re worrying.
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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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Meditation is like a gym in which you develop the powerful mental muscles of calm and insight.
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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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When the weather is hot, keep a cool mind. When the weather is cold, keep a warm heart.
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Just do nothing and love this moment. Its very beautiful and very deep.
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Instead, 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.
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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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Why seek revenge? Karma is going to get the bastards anyway
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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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The secret of life is… everything is out of control.
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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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It’s just people being people, the world being the world
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