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Ajahn Brahm inspirational quotes - Make Peace, Be kind, Be gentle

BunksBunks Australia Veteran

Day 1 - Now is the only time you ever have.

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  • BunksBunks Australia Veteran

    Day 2 - Suffering is asking from the world what it can never give you.

    lobster
  • lobsterlobster Crusty Veteran

    aahhh … two days in one day, I am daysed …

    Make Peace, Be kind, Be gentle
    Seems like a plan …

    BunksWalkerJeroen
  • BunksBunks Australia Veteran

    Haha yes @lobster - I actually started yesterday so just catching up :)

    lobsterWalkerJeroen
  • JeroenJeroen Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter Netherlands Veteran

    Seems like a fine idea, we get to know Ajahn Brahm a little better through his quotes…

    “Love is not liking somebody. Anyone can do that. Love is loving things that sometimes you don't like. ”
    ― Ajahn Brahm

    WalkerBunks
  • BunksBunks Australia Veteran

    Day 3 - Everyone makes mistakes. The wise forgive themselves and learn from their mistakes.

    WalkerShoshin1lobsterAlex
  • JeroenJeroen Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter Netherlands Veteran
    edited November 2021

    Day 4

    “Silence is so much more productive of wisdom and clarity than thinking.”
    ― Ajahn Brahm

    AlexBunks
  • BunksBunks Australia Veteran
    edited November 2021

    Day 5 - if you want a happy life, lower your expectations!

    Shoshin1
  • JeroenJeroen Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter Netherlands Veteran

    “We all deserve to get away and have some peace; and others deserve the peace of us getting out of their way!”
    ― Ajahn Brahm, Who Ordered This Truckload of Dung?: Inspiring Stories for Welcoming Life's Difficulties

    +1 for his playful book title

    BunksWalkerFleaMarket
  • JeroenJeroen Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter Netherlands Veteran
    edited November 2021

    Day 5 redux

    “Fear is finding fault with the future.”
    — Ajahn Brahm

    Bunks
  • BunksBunks Australia Veteran
    edited November 2021

    Day 6 - Real generosity is giving, expecting nothing in return

    Shoshin1lobster
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator

    Day 7

    Why seek Revenge? Karma is going to get the bastards, anyway.

    BunksJeroen
  • JeroenJeroen Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter Netherlands Veteran
    edited November 2021

    Day 7 part 2

    “The quieter you become the more happiness you have.”
    ― Ajahn Brahm

  • JeroenJeroen Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter Netherlands Veteran

    Hmm “someone” edited my joke date reversal…

  • BunksBunks Australia Veteran

    Day 7 - where I am, is where I want to be. This is good enough.

  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator

    @Jeroen said:
    Hmm “someone” edited my joke date reversal…

    Yes, I did. I thought you'd made a mistake... It's easily done.

  • JeroenJeroen Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter Netherlands Veteran

    I’m sure there must be an Ajahn Brahm quote about it somewhere…

  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator

    @Jeroen said:
    I’m sure there must be an Ajahn Brahm quote about it somewhere…

    Let me know if you find it...

    Bunks
  • JeroenJeroen Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter Netherlands Veteran
    edited November 2021

    Day 7 part 2 (really)

    “Any place you don’t want to be is a prison.”
    — Ajahn Brahm

  • BunksBunks Australia Veteran

    Just to clear up any confusion from my side as the OP. I have a pack of thirty cards, each with a quote. I’ll be adding a quote each day with the relevant number (being yesterday + 1) regardless of what anyone else posts. =)

  • BunksBunks Australia Veteran

    Day 8 - it doesn’t matter who is right and who is wrong: you’re both wrong if you argue

    FleaMarket
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    edited November 2021

    @Bunks said:
    Just to clear up any confusion from my side as the OP. I have a pack of thirty cards, each with a quote. I’ll be adding a quote each day with the relevant number (being yesterday + 1) regardless of what anyone else posts. =)

    So really, we should omit mentioning a day, because we're just following on from you. The only one who should mention any day, is you.
    Got it.

    Bunks
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator

    “The secret of life is ... everything is out of control.”

    Bunks
  • Shoshin1Shoshin1 Sentient Being Oceania Veteran

    @Bunks said:
    Day 5 - if you want a happy life, lower your expectations!

    I find this one resonates well with me... Great expectations can often lead to great disappointments ...
    So...

    BunksWalker
  • BunksBunks Australia Veteran

    Day 9 - When you cultivate a beautiful mind throughout the day, you will have a beautiful mind when you meditate.

  • BunksBunks Australia Veteran

    Day 10 - Thinking about it is the hard part. Doing it is easy!

    Shoshin1
  • BunksBunks Australia Veteran

    Day 11 - Never allow anyone or anything to control your happiness

  • JeroenJeroen Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter Netherlands Veteran

    “What is the essential difference between banknotes, coins, and chicken shit? None.”
    ― Ajahn Brahm

    BunksWalker
  • BunksBunks Australia Veteran

    Day 12 - Instead of having a fault-finding mind, develop the beautiful attitude of gratitude.

    lobsterFleaMarket
  • JeroenJeroen Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter Netherlands Veteran

    “Sir, if someone took a Buddhist holy book and flushed it down my toilet, the first thing I would do is call a plumber!”
    ― Ajahn Brahm

    WalkerBunksShoshin1
  • BunksBunks Australia Veteran

    Day 13 - Don't get angry and upset when things go wrong. Expect that to happen.

    Shoshin1
  • lobsterlobster Crusty Veteran

    @Bunks said:
    Day 13 - Don't get angry and upset when things go wrong. Expect that to happen.

    Yes I expect to get angry and upset. Not sure it is a right? Wait … don't get angry and upset when things go wrong? When is the best time? Wrathful fuming meditation anyone? 🤪

    Bunks
  • BunksBunks Australia Veteran
    edited November 2021

    Day 14 - “I want peace” is an oxymoron. Peace happens when wanting ends.

    Shoshin1lobsterJeroenFleaMarket
  • JeroenJeroen Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter Netherlands Veteran

    “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

    Bunks
  • BunksBunks Australia Veteran

    Day 15 - Life is never perfect. Have the courage to rest your mind in the midst of imperfection.

    Walkerlobster
  • BunksBunks Australia Veteran

    Day 16 - We cannot change the world. But we can change our attitude towards it.

    WalkerJeroen
  • lobsterlobster Crusty Veteran

    Day 16 - We cannot change the world. But we can change our attitude towards it.

    A plan! I knew there was one …
    Which attitude is best for ourselves, others and the universe?
    Who said - Make Peace, Be kind, Be gentle …

    Easy to say, a lifetime to practice …
    Where are the tools? Everywhere …
    https://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/12-simple-ways-you-can-build-positive-attitude.html

    BunksJeroen
  • BunksBunks Australia Veteran

    Day 17 - When you stop complaining, you stop suffering.

    marcitko
  • BunksBunks Australia Veteran

    Day 18 - Love things the way they are, and your love will be like the sun, making the flowers grow.

    Shoshin1Walker
  • Shoshin1Shoshin1 Sentient Being Oceania Veteran

    @Bunks said:
    Day 17 - When you stop complaining, you stop suffering.

    Not that bloody quote again... ;)

    WalkerJeroenBunks
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator

    @Shoshin1 said:

    @Bunks said:
    Day 17 - When you stop complaining, you stop suffering.

    Not that bloody quote again... ;)

    I see what you did there... :D

  • BunksBunks Australia Veteran

    Day 19 (slight pause there for my birthday celebration and subsequent food poisoning) - you can never fix up the past, because the past is gone forever!

    lobsterJeroenWalkerShoshin1
  • JeroenJeroen Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter Netherlands Veteran

    “The quieter you become the more happiness you have.”
    ― Ajahn Brahm

    BunksWalkerfedericalobster
  • BunksBunks Australia Veteran

    Day 20 - Don't take your non-self so seriously!

    Shoshin1federicalobsterJeroen
  • BunksBunks Australia Veteran

    Day 21 - Ask yourself: are you prepared for old age, sickness and death?

    Jeroen
  • lobsterlobster Crusty Veteran

    @Bunks said:
    Day 21 - Ask yourself: are you prepared for old age, sickness and death?

    Why ask? Isn't old age, sickness and death something to not take seriously? See Day 20. o:)

    Bunks
  • BunksBunks Australia Veteran

    @lobster said:

    @Bunks said:
    Day 21 - Ask yourself: are you prepared for old age, sickness and death?

    Why ask? Isn't old age, sickness and death something to not take seriously? See Day 20. o:)

    The paradox of Dhamma hehe

    lobster
  • BunksBunks Australia Veteran

    Day 22 - What you see in others, is what they will show you back.

  • JeroenJeroen Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter Netherlands Veteran

    “You understand that the defilements promise you so much but that they never actually deliver.”
    ― Ajahn Brahm, The Art of Disappearing: Buddha's Path to Lasting Joy

    Bunks
  • lobsterlobster Crusty Veteran

    @Bunks said:
    Day 22 - What you see in others, is what they will show you back.

    Tee Hee.
    Indeed. Not only that but others are a revelation of our show.
    Fortunately the woke are made of stranger/stronger stuffing. They know what to reveal and what to hold back. So in that sense:

    • In action is activated backward. In other words you can not back away from all as self.
    • What we don't see is not beyond being.
    • Do we reflect on what is unseen?

    Are we done yet?

  • JeroenJeroen Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter Netherlands Veteran

    “FORGIVENESS MIGHT WORK in a monastery, I hear you say, but if we give that sort of forgiveness in real life, we’ll be taken advantage of. People will walk all over us — they’ll just think we’re weak. I agree. Such forgiveness rarely works on its own. As the saying goes, “He who turns the other cheek, must visit the dentist twice, rather than once!”
    ― Ajahn Brahm, Who Ordered This Truckload of Dung?: Inspiring Stories for Welcoming Life's Difficulties

    WalkerBunksAlex
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