In practice, some come to see easily, some with difficulty. But whatever the case, never mind.
AJAHN CHAHOnly one book is worth reading: the heart.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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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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If we want to really see the Buddha, we should observe his virtuous qualities.
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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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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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A madman and an arahant both smile, but the arahant knows why while the madman doesn’t.
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There are people who are born and die and never once are aware of their breath going in and out of their body. That’s how far away they live from themselves
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You will witness all kinds of scenes and actors, all kinds of temptations and stories, everything imaginable.
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Do everything with a mind that lets go. Do not expect praise or reward.
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If it isn’t good, let it die. If it doesn’t die, make it good.
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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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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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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 you haven’t wept deeply, you haven’t begun to meditate.
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If we see suffering then we don’t have suffering.
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Know and watch your heart. It’s pure but emotions come to colour it.
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