45 Quotes by Ajahn Brahm

Everyone makes mistakes. The wise are not people who never make mistakes, but those who forgive themselves and learn from their mistakes.

If you know how to let go and be at peace, you know everything you need to know about living in the world.

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

Love is not liking somebody. Anyone can do that. Love is loving things that sometimes you don't like.

Complaining is finding faults, wisdom is finding solutions

Why seek revenge? Karma is going to get the bastards anyway

When the weather is hot, keep a cool mind. When the weather is cold, keep a warm heart.

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.

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.