These are the Buddhist lessons I extracted from Ajahn Brahm’s book, Open the door of your heart. Lessons I wish to share here.

  1. Look at the good in people, instead of their defaults – there is so much good in all thing & people!
  2. Stop thinking so much, and all is much easier.
  3. Our western society pushes us to be free to desire. The secret to happiness is to be free from desire.
  4. Love, compassion and concerns for others are real sources of happiness.
  5. You are the most important person in your life. Before you can help others, you need to be able to help yourself first.
  6. Before you can make others happy, you need to be happy yourself.
  7. Past is memory, future is planning. The only time to live is now, this moment.
  8. Don’t cry because it is over, smile because it happened
  9. Blessed are the cracks, as they let the light through
  10. Whatever you do, do it well. Be it discussing with a friend, working, cleaning the floor, waiting in a queue, … You’ll never be bored.

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