Ajahn Brahm Quotes
Ajahn Brahm (Peter Betts, born 1951), Australian Theravada Buddhist monk, is the Abbot of Bodhinyana Monastery and spiritual director of the Buddhist Society of Western Australia. Known for his engaging teaching style and humor, he has authored several popular books on Buddhism.
The past is just a memory. The future is just a dream. Be here now.
Ajahn Brahm
The problem is not the problem; the problem is your attitude about the problem.
Ajahn Brahm
The more you give, the more you have. That's the economics of kindness.
Ajahn Brahm
If you want to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be miserable, expect something in return.
Ajahn Brahm
The biggest prison is the one we build in our own mind.
Ajahn Brahm
Every moment is a fresh beginning. Every breath is a new chance.
Ajahn Brahm
Worry pretends to be necessary but serves no useful purpose.
Ajahn Brahm
The perfect moment is this one, not the one you're waiting for.
Ajahn Brahm
The door of your heart can only be opened from the inside.
Ajahn Brahm
Don't try to change the world. First, change yourself.
Ajahn Brahm
Love is not about possession. Love is about appreciation.
Ajahn Brahm
The secret of happiness is to want what you already have.
Ajahn Brahm
The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances.
Ajahn Brahm
Meditation is like a gym in which you develop the powerful mental muscles of calm and insight.
Ajahn Brahm
The measure of success in spiritual life is how peaceful you are.
Ajahn Brahm
Happiness is found in the simplest of things. It is not in the things you own, but in the love you share.
Ajahn Brahm
Don't take life too seriously. No one gets out alive anyway.
Ajahn Brahm