Learn to see that it is not things that bother us, that we go out to bother them.
AJAHN CHAHIf we want to really see the Buddha, we should observe his virtuous qualities.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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If we practise like this and develop mindfulness continuously, wisdom arises quickly and this is a fast way of practice.
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The heart is just the heart; thoughts and feelings are just thoughts and feelings. Let things be just as they are.
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We do it, not with desire, but with letting go. If you want anything, you wont find it.
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Meditation is like a single log of wood. Insight and investigation are one end of the log; calm and concentration are the other end. If you lift up the whole log, both sides come up at once. Which is concentration and which is insight? Just this mind.
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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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The Dhamma has to be found by looking into your own heart and seeing that which is true and that which is not, that which is balanced and that which is not balanced.
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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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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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The master held up a glass and said: Someone gave me this glass; It holds my water admirably and it glistens in the sunlight.
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The heart is the only book worth reading.
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To define Buddhism without a lot of words and phrases, we can simply say, ‘Don’t cling or hold on to anything. Harmonize with actuality, with things as they are.’
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You are your own teacher. Looking for teachers can’t solve your own doubts.
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Investigate yourself to find the truth – inside, not outside. Knowing yourself is most important.
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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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Why do we suffer? Because we stepped on it. So the suffering comes from us.
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