Ajahn Chah on cultivating
“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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Ajahn ChahAjahn Chah Don’t fall for it. Whenever the mind is happy or sad, don’t fall for it. Its all a deception.
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Ajahn ChahAjahn Chah If you see certainty in that which is uncertain, you are bound to suffer
Ajahn ChahAjahn Chah At some point your heart will tell itself what to do.
Ajahn ChahAjahn Chah 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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