"Our modern Western culture only recognises the first……" — 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."
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16 Quotes by Ajahn Brahm
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Silence is so much more productive of wisdom and clarity in thinking.
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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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Love is not liking somebody. Anyone can do that. Love is loving things that sometimes you don't like.
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Complaining is finding faults, wisdom is finding solutions
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