Peace is within oneself to be found in the same place as agitation and suffering.
AJAHN CHAHThe teachings say that wherever a problem arises it must be settled right there. Where suffering lies is right where non-suffering will arise, it ceases at the place where it arises.
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The meditator simply knows them, they don’t enter his mind. That is, he has no clinging. He is simply the experiencer.
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I know this glass is already broken, so I enjoy it – incredibly.
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If you are still following your likes and dislikes, you have not even begun to practise Dhamma.
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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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These days people don’t search for the Truth. People study simply in order to find knowledge necessary to make a living.
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Some people are afraid of generosity. They feel they will be taken advantage of or oppressed.
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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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Regarding this Dhamma, it is not something that we can simply talk about or take another’s word for it.
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In practice, some come to see easily, some with difficulty. But whatever the case, never mind.
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We say that to ‘give up all evil and to develop the good’ is the heart of the Buddha’s teaching.
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If you haven’t cried deeply a number of times, your meditation hasn’t really begun.
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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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Don’t be attached to visions or lights in meditation, don’t rise or fall with them.
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Don’t think that only sitting with the eyes closed is practice. If you do think this way, then quickly change your thinking.
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If you see certainty in that which is uncertain, you are bound to suffer
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