In cultivating generosity, we are only oppressing our greed and attachment. This allows our true nature to come out and become lighter and freer.
AJAHN CHAHIn cultivating generosity, we are only oppressing our greed and attachment. This allows our true nature to come out and become lighter and freer.
AJAHN CHAHThe mind of one who practises doesn’t run away anywhere, it stays right there. Good, evil, happiness and unhappiness, right and wrong arise, and he knows them all.
AJAHN CHAHIf you haven’t wept deeply, you haven’t begun to meditate.
AJAHN CHAHIf you let go completely you will have complete peace.
AJAHN CHAHPeace is within oneself to be found in the same place as agitation and suffering.
AJAHN CHAHIf you listen to the Dhamma teachings but don’t practice you’re like a ladle in a soup pot.
AJAHN CHAHAll religions are like different cars all moving in the same direction. People who don’t see it have no light in their hearts.
AJAHN CHAHDon’t fall for it. Whenever the mind is happy or sad, don’t fall for it. Its all a deception.
AJAHN CHAHTry to be mindful, and let things take their natural course. Then your mind will become still in any surroundings, like a clear forest pool.
AJAHN CHAHBetter 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.
AJAHN CHAHRaise families and look after themselves, that’s all. To them, being smart is more important than being wise!
AJAHN CHAHTo observe and watch one’s own mind is something really interesting. The untrained mind will run and follow its old habit patterns. Because it has not been trained and taught, it will get lost in all kinds of stories and issues.
AJAHN CHAHThe Dhamma is revealing itself in every moment, but only when the mind is quiet can we understand what it is saying, for the Dhamma teaches without words.
AJAHN CHAHIf we want to really see the Buddha, we should observe his virtuous qualities.
AJAHN CHAHThe one who recognizes the uncertainty of phenomena is the Dharma within you.
AJAHN CHAHThe 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.
AJAHN CHAH