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.
AJAHN BRAHMThe 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.
More Ajahn Brahm Quotes
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When life is good do not take it for granted as it will pass.
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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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Silence is so much more productive of wisdom and clarity in thinking.
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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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Fear is finding fault with the future.
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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.
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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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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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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 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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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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Life is what’s happening while you’re worrying.
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It’s just people being people, the world being the world
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