The Meaning of Life - Peace of Mind | Ajahn Brahm | 16 Jan 2009 

I'm Muslim, and I love listening to Ajahn Brahm. I approve his teachings and think, definitely, that meditation and some Buddhism aspects can bring peace into one's life. May all people be free from racial hate and racism.

I am Christian and I have learned much usefullness from this man. Thank!

I view myself as primarily a Christian, but this guy makes so much more sense than the Televangicals on TV every Sunday.

Marvelous speech (without any notes). I just finished his book "Who ordered this Truckload of Dung" for the nth time. I keep it in the car to read when I'm waiting for my wife or kids. If the missing ingredient in your life is self-forgiveness (it was missing for me all my life), just forgive yourself everything with this logic: forgive yourself in order to love yourself in order to love others. Without self-forgiveness, you won't be truly useful to anyone. It worked for me.

i love that man his humor and down to Earth teaching !

Thank you Venerable, you have changed my life... Saving it at the same time. You are incredibility gifted. I can only aspire to be as at peace as you. And, I do!!

Hating someone is like grabbing a hot coal. Forgiving them is putting down the coal, relinquishing the hate/resentment/whatever. Better to not pick up the coal.

34:00 Make Peace, Be Kind, Be Gentle right now in this present moment and the future will be Good

Thank you dear light for sharing peace and wisdom.

Another fun and great talk of Ajarn Brahm. Thank you for posting. My real peace of mind is being with my beloved dogs.Well, I realize that it actually is having fun with whatever I got to do. But sometimes the degree of fun just can't be controled. I guess I still have to keep on practicing.

Such a moving story of forgiveness, the white police officer & the widow of the man he had tortured & murdered!

Always worth listening to Ajarn Brahm - and I always go away inspired.

Peace Is The Highest Happiness I like the way he talks... He is the best

I love Ajahn Brahm!

Thank you for another great talk

My hope is that one day you can feel the peace and happiness that comes from being able to show loving kindness to all living beings

How many times should we forgive? From AB, always one more time" What a wonderful teaching.

This is a great simple way to look at life. Def worth watching!

he just make such a change in my life.so happy and freedom.thanks ajahn brahm !

Thank you Venerable for this positive talk with loads of laughter.

I really enjoyed this talk....Thankyou.

Nice lecture. Appreciate you uploading these.

Thank you, Ajahn Brahm, for all your postings. I'm sending this thank you note directly from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, so that you know how far your (Buddha's) message is going... Although many messages show the misunderstanding of your audience, I felt necessary to say that at least some of us ARE understanding and takinf profit from your lectures. From the bottom of my heart, thanks..

i came to this conclusion on my own and googled it. i agree 100%

Just imagine what a wonderful place the world would be if it ascribed to what is taught in this series of videos.

I ve been listening to this talk when I need to find peace of mind !!!! Very greatful for still it is on line !!!.

I still come back here 2021

I already watched this video for almost 20 times..whenever I want peace ill just watch Ajahn Brahm videos. Whats done is finished.

Whats Done is ....Finished! Lovely as it can be!

I like these buddhist teachings and will try to practice in my daily life.

Extraordinary ...Be Happy

He is truly a great influential speaker.

I am amazed about these talks, moreover I do enjoy them a lot.

Thankyou for clearing that up, for me and for others.

What's done is finished.

i love your talks sir!

peace of mind..always good. namaste.

I am loving the idea of a big poster showing beautiful rice paddies and then at the bottom "Never seek revenge, karma will get the bastards anyway"

thank you sir : I will following to buddha future ....

And, also sticking to old stereotypes and being afraid to cross one's own religion to reach enlightenment. I kind of felt that when I became a 'Christian' that I could embrace any religion, but I was also told that I couldn't and that I had to stick strictly to my own beliefs. Personally, I take one day at a time. There's no meaning in it, except for the people and animals I meet.

Life is like a bubble of water ,hence live in presence and be happy

Yea, Ajahn Brahm's next talk should be on religious prudism. I was being silly, despite the imperfection in my mind about the microphone distortion, I still quite enjoyed the talk.

Insha'Allah!

I had not noticed it until you mentioned it

I find peace of mind doing my needlework in my house, reliving the positive memories i have and any negative memories i have, i either write them out of me on my ipad, an mind you there are a lot of very cool fiction stories there, and i put some of my positive memories on tapestry canvas, yes needlework, that way i can forget the anxiety of past problems, i also write about my past lives and also i created a belief that people get reincarnated, but there imaginary part floats around in space

Sadhu Sadhu Saaaaaadhuuu ❤️

Thank-You

sadhu sadhu sadhu!

DIY version of Serenity prayer : - Ever present peacefully cognate what can or cannot be changed and optimize accordingly

You are made what you think!

mind you, your earth body is on earth, going through everyday life, while all the past lives are floating around in outer space, waiting for a perfect opportunity to add more differences to each earth body, you see i get better peace of mind from that, instead of complaining about things i know nothing about, anyway i just love doing art, and my past forgotten, present i am living, and the future i am waiting, and creating, yes i am cool to my point of view

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The Middle Path. Stuck between a tiger and a viper.

It's not the past it's the present pain in the ass that's hard to deal with

thankyou

@ambientspacem What happens after point B?

Oh my! I love this talk and thank you a lot sir, but the sound is so awful I had to stop listening

@greadion4 You wouldn't have to achieve it, but the striving for it would bring it more and more. If you're a "miserable sod" then your peace of mind is not very great is it?

Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu

What is the audience saying to Ajahn Brahm at the end of the talk? Thanks...

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UltraVioletQA: It is your prejudice or your preconceived and closed mind!

I want to love and be loved. I want peace. Tranquility. Serenity. Joy. Perfect stillness of desire. Holy indifference. I want my family. And my dog. I want to ride my bike, drive my cars, and...

I am a Christian and have embraced many of the Buddhist beliefs. However many Buddhist beliefs however I believe are Religious rather than philosophical. Peace of mind is good, but having it as the objective of life is religious. Saying that, If you don’t make peace with the world, you are going to be one miserable Sod.

This guy and speech is great! The title is a bit too much though and the sound quality should be better.

meaning of life is to have as much hedonistic activity as possible while you are still alive.

i did'nt get the joke of brown paper joe :c

NAM MO A DI DA PHAT

I'd like to make peace with the sounds of this video, barking dogs, wind etc. I accept and embrace this awful recording, I am one with this annoying noise, I love this noise, it is music to my ears, there now, I only hear peace of noise, peace, peace peace , noise ,noise noise , peace of mind, peace of noise. Thanks Swami, I feel better now, no more noise, I forgive the recording, I forgive you for uploading and not correcting this video, peace, peace only peace and if you hear a disturbing noise that won't let you sleep peacefully tonight dear sweet Swami you may think is this Karma that bitch paying me back for that terribly annoying recording I uploaded on RU-vid and did not bother to correct? Correct.

meaning of life = to get from point A to point B

Why?

I would have to respectfully disagree with this... I think it is to actually to live and be in between point A and B that to get from one place to another. That's the point of this video as well. Be in the now rather than going after something trying to get from A to B. Live in between, Live in the now! :-)

too bad the mic keeps hitting his garb.......

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Try to tell son and daughter listen to English speaking monk Satu Satu Satu

buddhist think happiness is the meaning to life. "meaning to life" has become a popular phrase. approaching life as a problem. "meaning" by definition is simply reinterpretation, therefore, BY DEFINITION, is opinionated.

Is this important?

The builders? Why don't you build your own monastery? What manner of men are we if we can't build our own temples?

what's the meaning of life .......WELL CHECK THE DICTIONARY :P

Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu. I think it means rejoice rejoice rejoice, but don't quote me on that.

don't judge the book by its cover, you should learn it first, i respect to all of the religion

@ambientspacem If all you are living for is to get to point B...you are missing the point!

Very nice speech, if only we could eliminate that annoying wind noise every 40 seconds ....I couldn't take it ...it's a shame ...

I don't want him to lose teeth.

Great talk but I had to stop listening because the soundis terrible

i dont know why that got a poor comment rating,thats hilarious

The question of the meaning of life may be asked in many ways, such as Why are we here? or Does my life have a purpose? The Bible shows that our purpose in life is to build a friendship with God. Consider some of these fundamental truths that the Bible reveals. God is our Creator. The Bible says: “It is [God] that has made us, and not we ourselves.”-Psalm 100:3; Revelation 4:11. God has a purpose for everything he creates, including us.-Isaiah 45:18. God created us with a “spiritual need,” which includes the desire to find meaning in life. (Matthew 5:3) He wants us to satisfy that desire.-Psalm 145:16. We fill our spiritual need by building a friendship with God. Although the idea of being God’s friend might seem far-fetched to some, the Bible gives us this encouragement: “Draw close to God, and he will draw close to you.”-James 4:8; 2:23. To become God’s friend, we must live in harmony with his purpose for us. The Bible states this purpose at Ecclesiastes 12:13: “Have reverence for God, and obey his commands, because this is all that we were created for.”-Good News Translation. In the future, we can experience in full God’s original purpose for us when he eliminates suffering and grants everlasting life to his friends, those who worship him.-Psalm 37:10, 11.

Why? Why cant you people just let it be? Why must you people feel so pompous and self righteous as to shove your beliefs in everyones face? Did any of you watch this video? All this futile argument is a bit sad.

That's not true. First get to know Buddhism and then comment, Im sure you know nothing about this grate vision, its not a religion it's a vision. Ill tell you a saying by Buddha Dont believe any thing because I say so, just analyse it by your own thoughts do research and then if you feel like its right believe it How liberal is that? Can you name any religious leader who has given the same freedom of thinking?

I'm having a terrible time making peace of mind with that microphone rumbling noise.

Did he lose some teeth?

oww . that's insulting my country , do u even know the existance of ur religion? don't be too ignorance , since when my country become muslim country ?and hasn't u guys enough to invade afgan , malay ,indonesia which buddhism exist long before urs? or u may be bangli , hasn't u guy enough to insult hindu,skih and buddhism in india and divide india into three piece due to ur religion ? we live in our own land ,don't every try to use religion as weapon to invade my country .

btw u must be living in PATHETIC LIFE blaming other religions in sub india not knowing about the land u r living .

stop lookin in your mirror...

what kind of muslim swears like that -.- watch your language brother

All these speeches are just wishful thinking. Useless. All that matters is doing vipassana! The mind never changes with words but with actions! Step on the path and everything will happen on its own!

Why?