Therefore we have to train our mind. The meditation practice in Buddhism is all about training one’s own mind.
AJAHN CHAHAnything which is troubling you, anything which is irritating you, THAT is your teacher.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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Wisdom is in yourself, just like a sweet ripe mango is already in a young green one.
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Know and watch your heart. It’s pure but emotions come to colour it.
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We should conquer ourselves, rather than conquer others. Whether coming or going, standing, sitting or lying down, our mind should be focused in this way.
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We protect virtue so that virtue will protect us.
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There are two kinds of suffering. There is the suffering you run away from, which follows you everywhere. And there is the suffering you face directly, and so become free.
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I am like a tree in a forest. Birds come to the tree, they sit on its branches and eat its fruits.
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Another man understands that nature of the river is to change constantly, regardless of his likes and dislikes, and therefore he does not suffer.
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We have limited time in our life, therefore we should try to teach ourselves, not to teach others.
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Sati is life. Whenever we don’t have sati, when we are heedless, it’s as if we are dead.
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The sound is just sound, why should you go and grab it? You see that actually it was you who went out and disturbed the sound.
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Time is our present breath.
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When sitting in meditation, say, “That’s not my business!” with every thought that comes by.
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Do not be in a hurry or try to push your practice. If you become peaceful, then accept it,; if you don’t become peaceful, then accept that also.
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We will come to understand that everything in the world is our teacher.
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When coming out of sitting, don’t think that you’re coming out of meditation, but that you are only changing postures.
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