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.

Life is like a cup of tea. It's all in how you make it.
Ajahn Brahm
The sign of wisdom is constant joy.
Ajahn Brahm
The more you give, the more you have. That's the economics of kindness.
Ajahn Brahm
Silence is so much more productive of wisdom and clarity than thinking.
Ajahn Brahm
Forgiveness is letting go of the hope that the past could have been any different.
Ajahn Brahm
The way to overcome anger is to be too busy being kind to have time to be angry.
Ajahn Brahm
The nature of life is change. The nature of change is painful. The nature of pain is temporary.
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
The quieter you become, the more you can hear.
Ajahn Brahm
The more you meditate, the more you understand yourself and the better friend you become to yourself.
Ajahn Brahm
Worry pretends to be necessary but serves no useful purpose.
Ajahn Brahm
The biggest prison is the one we build in our own mind.
Ajahn Brahm
Mindfulness is the gentle effort to be continuously present with experience.
Ajahn Brahm
The perfect moment is this one, not the one you're waiting for.
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The past is for learning from, not for living in.
Ajahn Brahm
The door of your heart can only be opened from the inside.
Ajahn Brahm
The problem is not the problem; the problem is your attitude about the problem.
Ajahn Brahm
The more you understand impermanence, the more you appreciate every moment.
Ajahn Brahm
The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances.
Ajahn Brahm