Brahm Quotes & Sayings
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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. — Ajahn Brahm
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. — Ajahn Brahm
To think that you will be happy by becoming something else is delusion. Becoming something else just exchanges one form of suffering for another form of suffering. But when you are content with who you are now, junior or senior, married or single, rich or poor, then you are free of suffering. — Ajahn Brahm
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. 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. It's just people being people, the world being the world. — Ajahn Brahm
Meditation is like a gym in which you develop the powerful mental muscles of calm and insight. — Ajahn Brahm
Life is what's happening while you're worrying. — Ajahn Brahm
We should always be grateful for the faults in our partner because if they didn't have those faults from the start, they would have been able to marry someone much better than us — Ajahn Brahm
Performing music is the job that has the most to do with the belief in the existence of a soul. I deal in Berg's soul, in Brahm's soul- that's my job. And you can can challenge me, but I find that music is humans' most advanced achievement, more so than painting and writing, because it's more mysterious, more magical, and it acts in such a direct way. Trying to turn lead into gold is nothing compared to taking something mechanical like an instrument- a string and a bow- and using it to evoke a human soul, perserved through the centuries. — Christian Tetzlaff
Fear is finding fault with the future. — Ajahn Brahm
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. — Ajahn Brahm
Whatever you do in your life, Son, the door of my heart will always be open to you. — Ajahn Brahm
The goal of this meditation is beautiful silence, stillness, and clarity of mind. — Ajahn Brahm
Love, oneness, is no separation between you and life. It is a progressive letting go, a progressive not fault finding. Just do nothing and love this moment. Its very beautiful and very deep. — Ajahn Brahm
Why seek revenge? Karma is going to get the bastards anyway — Ajahn Brahm
Ben was it. Her perfect fit - her thrill and balance and heartbeat. (Preeya) — Rissa Brahm
Careful patience is the fastest way! — Ajahn Brahm
Our modern Western culture only recognises the first of these, freedom of desires. It then worships such a freedom by enshrining it at the forefront of national constituitions and bills of human rights. 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. 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. — Ajahn Brahm
Mostly your love is passionate force. But when this passionate force turns itself to be a compassionate force under the guidance of compassionate intelligence, that is where one becomes brahm giani. One knows all, one sees all, one says all. — Harbhajan Singh Yogi
Everyone makes mistakes. The wise are not people who never make mistakes, but those who forgive themselves and learn from their mistakes. — Ajahn Brahm
Love is not liking somebody. Anyone can do that. Love is loving things that sometimes you don't like. — Ajahn Brahm
The selfless giving, the service, the kindness which you give out into this world that is the currency of (the) meaning (of life). — Ajahn Brahm
Peace is the most valuable commodity. And it's free! — Ajahn Brahm
The secret of life is ... everything is out of control. — Ajahn Brahm
At birth one is Shudra, through education and samskaras, one becomes cultured (Dwija or twice born), then by practicing the Vedas, one becomes Vipra or knowledgeable and it is only by acquiring the knowledge of the Absolute Brahm, does one become enlightened or Brahmin. — Kamlesh Kapur
If you know how to let go and be at peace, you know everything you need to know about living in the world. — Ajahn Brahm
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- 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 Brahm
When life is good do not take it for granted as it will pass. Be mindful, be compassionate and nurture the circumstances that find you in this good time so it will last longer. When life falls apart always remember that this too will pass. Life will have its unexpected turns. — Ajahn Brahm
When the weather is hot, keep a cool mind. When the weather is cold, keep a warm heart. — Ajahn Brahm