When we sit in meditation and hear a sound, we think, ‘Oh, that sound’s bothering me.’ If we see it like this, we suffer. But if we investigate a little deeper,
AJAHN CHAHAt some point your heart will tell itself what to do.
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One day some people came to the master and asked: How can you be happy in a world of such impermanence, where you cannot protect your loved ones from harm, illness or death?
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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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Wisdom is in yourself, just like a sweet ripe mango is already in a young green one.
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If you want to understand suffering you must look into the situation at hand.
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Why do we have time to breathe? Because we see the importance of the breath.
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The forms of the world have their place, but in another way, there is nothing there. To be free, we need to respect both of these truths.
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In cultivating generosity, we are only oppressing our greed and attachment. This allows our true nature to come out and become lighter and freer.
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Your only job is to stay in your seat. You will see it all arise and pass, and out of this, wisdom and understanding will come.
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If you have time to be mindful, you have time to meditate.
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Raise families and look after themselves, that’s all. To them, being smart is more important than being wise!
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Learn to let go without struggle, simply let go, to be just as you are – no holding on, no attachment, free.
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Breathing is something vital to peoples lives. If you see that Dhamma practice is vital to your life, then you will feel that breathing and practising the Dhamma are equally important.
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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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Do everything with a mind that lets go. Do not expect praise or reward.
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We practice to learn how to let go, not how to increase our holding on to things. Enlightenment appears when you stop wanting anything.
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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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You should think about your own death 3 times per day at the very least.
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Learn to see that it is not things that bother us, that we go out to bother them.
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To practice Dhamma means to observe and examine oneself.
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If you reflect in this way, you will have peace. Wherever you are, you will have this attitude of practice with you constantly.
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If suffering arises you must contemplate right there, you don’t have to run away.
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This is the nature of the mind. We must find our own practice and persevere.
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To the birds, the fruit may be sweet or sour or whatever. The birds say sweet or they say sour, but from the tree’s point of view, this is just the chattering of birds.
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Better to begin practice without delay. I am like a good friend inviting you to go somewhere. Do not hesitate, just get going. You won’t regret it.
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If your mind is happy then you are happy anywhere you go. When wisdom awakens within you, you will see Truth wherever you look.
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If it isn’t good, let it die. If it doesn’t die, make it good.
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