Little acts of kindness are huge. They make both you and others very happy. These are what we call: instant karmic rewards. ~Ajahn Brahm

Ananda at Plymouth, Massachusetts on October 3, 2020.

Real generosity is giving, expecting nothing back in return. ~Ajahn Bra

Novice Ananda at Kiryvongsa Bopharam Pagoda on June 21, 2019

Discipline is for the sake of restraint,
restraint for the sake of freedom from remorse,
freedom from remorse for the sake of joy,
joy for the sake of rapture,
rapture for the sake of tranquillity,
tranquillity for the sake of pleasure,
pleasure for the sake of concentration,
concentration for the sake of knowledge
and vision of things as they are,
knowledge and vision of things as they are
for the sake of disenchantment,
disenchantment for the sake of release,
release for the sake of knowledge and vision of release,
knowledge and vision of release
for the sake of total unbinding without clinging.

— Parivaara.XII.2 (BMC p.1)

A Guide for Laypeople
Compiled and explained by Bhikkhu Ariyesako © 1999

If you want to have a good time, be good. ~Ajahn Brahm

The disciples of Gotama are always well awake, and their thoughts day and night are always set on their body. —The Dhammapada

Novice Ananda and Novice Calvin at Kiryvongsa Bopharam Pagoda

Whatever you value, whatever you think is really important, that is what will develop and grow. ~Ajahn Brahm

Lonely Rose: Photo credit: Randy Neufeldt

He who drinks in the law lives happily with a serene mind: the sage rejoices always in the law, as preached by the elect (Ariyas). —The Dhammapada

Instead of having a fault-finding mind, develop the beautiful attitude of gratitude. ~Ajahn Brahm

Lotus Water Lily. Photo credit: Randy Neufeldt

Merit is not something you store up for a future life, it’s what you put into your heart for now. ~Ajahn Brahm

Bhikkhu Buddha Saddha Vey Ve and Novice Ananda on June 30, 2019.