Do not try to become anything. Do not make yourself into anything. Do not be a meditator. Do not become enlightened.
AJAHN CHAH
AJAHN CHAH
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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.
Ajahn ChahAjahn Chah We do it, not with desire, but with letting go. If you want anything, you wont find it.
Ajahn ChahAjahn Chah Do not be in a hurry or try to push your practice. If you become peaceful, then accept it,; if you don’t become peaceful, then accept that also.
Ajahn ChahAjahn Chah 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.
Ajahn ChahAjahn Chah Once you understand non-self, then the burden of life is gone. You’ll be at peace with the world. When we see beyond self, we no longer cling to happiness and we can truly be happy.
Ajahn ChahAjahn Chah When you sit, let it be. What you walk, let it be. Grasp at nothing. Resist nothing.
Ajahn ChahAjahn Chah Wisdom is in yourself, just like a sweet ripe mango is already in a young green one.
Ajahn ChahAjahn Chah Learn to see that it is not things that bother us, that we go out to bother them.
Ajahn ChahAjahn Chah The one who recognizes the uncertainty of phenomena is the Dharma within you.
Ajahn ChahAjahn Chah I know this glass is already broken, so I enjoy it – incredibly.
Ajahn ChahAjahn Chah To 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 ChahAjahn Chah 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.
Ajahn ChahAjahn Chah Know and watch your heart. It’s pure but emotions come to colour it. So let your mind be like a tightly woven net to catch emotions and feelings that come, and investigate them before you react.
Ajahn ChahAjahn Chah We say that to ‘give up all evil and to develop the good’ is the heart of the Buddha’s teaching.
Ajahn ChahAjahn Chah If we want to really see the Buddha, we should observe his virtuous qualities.
Ajahn ChahAjahn Chah The forest is peaceful, why aren’t you? You hold on to things causing your confusion. Let nature teach you.
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