This is the nature of the mind. We must find our own practice and persevere.
AJAHN CHAHTo practice Dhamma means to observe and examine oneself.
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Things are simply the way they are. They don’t give us suffering. Like a thorn: Does a sharp thorn give us suffering?
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Whatever he taught, we should practise it. Only bowing to him is not enough. We need to renounce, give up, stop, so that we may see the Buddha.
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All religions are like different cars all moving in the same direction. People who don’t see it have no light in their hearts.
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You should settle the issue right there. One who runs away from suffering out of fear is the most foolish person of all. He will simply increases his stupidity endlessly.
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Where does rain come from? It comes from all the dirty water that evaporates from the earth, like urine and the water you throw out after washing your feet.
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It is not found in a forest or on a hilltop, nor is it given by a teacher. Where you experience suffering, you can also find freedom from suffering.
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You should know both the universal and the personal, the realm of forms and the freedom to not cling to them.
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Dharma is in your mind, not in the forest. Don’t believe others, just listen to your mind. You don’t have to go anywhere else.
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Anything which is troubling you, anything which is irritating you, THAT is your teacher.
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Just go into the room, sit in the centre of the room, open the doors and windows, and see who comes to visit.
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We can always find time to breathe. In the same way, if we see the importance of meditation practice we will find the time to practice.
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To practice Dhamma means to observe and examine oneself.
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Look at your own mind. The one who carries things thinks he’s got things, but the one who looks on sees only the heaviness. Throw away things, lose them, and find lightness.
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Even if the water is falling right on it, it only touches the outside and not the inside. In this way the bowl will never get full.
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Holding on to anger as a personal possession will cause suffering. If anger really belonged to us, it would have to obey us. If it doesn’t obey us, that means it’s only a deception.
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