Winning and Losing

[hiKrittiya]

i like his sense of humor !

[Cheballer87]

He should do the nature of reality. since its such a complicated subject.

[jackgoldman1]

Children play to play. Adults play to win. It's just two different ways of playing. Play to play is always a win win. Play to win is always a win lose. That is the adult way to keep adults interested in the game. Adults need to be excited by winning to play. These are both good ways to play. It's all just a game. Good luck to all people seeking what they desire, playing to play for fun or playing to win for money. Both ways are good. Don't love the money. Love the playing.

[xaiesque12]

Someone really should have sent this video to Charlie Sheen.

[aconite468]

Maybe you have no idea the impact you have on people when you deliver your talks I can't thank you enough.

[rickbangkok]

So I wonder if this is the reason (compassion and humility) you cannot fail a student in Thailand?

[JaoStudio1]

~(_8(I) doi ka-noi.

[justkarmatoo]

Thanks Teacher Brahm for reminding me to live on that razors edge.  Where there is true peace. Between the past and the future where there are no regrets or worries.

[KidNotorious12]

I love Ajahn Brahm. But he does sometimes make quite broad, generalised statements. Just keep in mind - it's not just so much what he says - but how you relate or judge what he says. who knows... maybe there are Buddhist cricketers.

[nuladee]

water buffalo afterbirth...

[guyneo]

I have always love Mr. Monk's talks and ideas. I love this talk too. But there is one point which I need to point out. 'Marrying a loser is good'. From my personal experience. I have one relative who married a loser. This loser is guy who does not work for the past 10 years but insist that he must be respected as the head of family. The wife has to support him while he pretends to be working. Wearing nice cloths to deceive others that he is working. Stay with the norm and be happy.

[oranjjjggg]

@guyneo youre right, but i think Ajahn Brahm was exagerating a bit when he said that. I think he meant not to marry someone whose always cocky and arrogant because they're so successful. In other words, its ok to marry someone who isnt rich and greatly successful materially as long as they're a good, reasonable person,

[mortacrify]

he gave this exact talk before :D

[TheDarkKnight0010]

The Sri Lankan cricket team are mostly buddhists

[pjaymulholland]

'WE r not up there with the real people" the newspapers scream that " Celebrities ...businesspeople...moneymaker­s are the heroes...and u must be like them...then u will be successful" Its hard to escape...to stop comparing my insides with their outsides...yet Ajahn Brahm...actually Buddhism... always brings me down to earth...helps me see reality for what it is...passing, always passing, developing an inner life is the most important goal...finding the stillness within...

[silviopina]

Ajahhhnn!!!! We love you!!!!!!

[PotatoJim]

There is only one victory worth more than any other, and that is victory over ones self.

[shadieqa1]

"The affair of the believer is amazing! The whole of his life is beneficial, and that is only in the case of the believer. When good times come to him, he is thankful and it is good for him, and when bad times befall him, he is patient and it is also good for him." [Saheeh Muslim #7138]

[Phys1905]

lol

[shoshenkis]

talking and studying is one thing, practicing is another. Keep that in mind.

[Ashitanoyuki]

i remember Robert Kiyosaki, the guy who wrote "Rich Dad Poor Dad" once said that more competitive you are, less abundant you become; more security you need, less abundant you are.

[birkuscircus]

I looked up the verse and giggled when it was right! Oh Ajahn Brahm, you're really cool. :)

[killerecho]

Great talk as always. I am curious however - in the same way that one cannot exercise true retraint without power, or true courage without fear - can one honestly express humility without having something to be "arrogant" about? Put another way, isn't it much easier, and therefore unremarkable, for one without power, resources or success to claim humility, than for one endowed with these things CHOOSING to give them up, as the Buddha has?

[shoshenkis]

@killerecho imho everybody has an ego and its always difficult to give up on it, doesn't matter how rich or poor (or ugly/beautiful etc) you are.

[vtaij]

<3 u, ab! thanks! :)

[NdTay]

Finally

[kewldude1958]

Ajahn Brahm gives awesome "mind opening"  talks.

[Takiado]

I never, and i mean NEVER Regret watching these videos. They teach me such wisdom about life. We must learn ourselves, the bigger questions, but it doesn't hurt to ask someone with experience how they see things. Wonderful wonderful videos! I hope they never cease to make them for the public!

[solusito]

The best sit-down artist!

[scruggscorp]

Great talk like usual Ajahn Brahm! I love putting these videos on before I go to sleep, it's very relaxing.

Also , is it just me or has this talk been posted already?

[cocogrrl]

@scruggscorp, I thought the same thing.

[lovenpeace4world]

@scruggscorp there is a similar talk with the same title but the other one was during the FIFA world cup.