Don’t think that only sitting with the eyes closed is practice. If you do think this way, then quickly change your thinking.
AJAHN CHAHIf we see suffering then we don’t have suffering.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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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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Well, if it really was her anger, then she should be able to tell it to go away, shouldnt she? But it really isn’t hers to command.
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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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When the heart truly understands, it lets go of everything.
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When we see beyond self, we no longer cling to happiness. And when we stop clinging, we can begin to be happy.
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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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Know and watch your heart. It’s pure but emotions come to colour it.
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What’s so great about brightness? My flashlight has it. It can’t help us rid ourselves of our suffering.
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We protect virtue so that virtue will protect us.
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All kinds of wonderful, rare animals will come to drink at the pool, and you will clearly see the nature of all things.
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Therefore we have to train our mind. The meditation practice in Buddhism is all about training one’s own mind.
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This is the nature of the mind. We must find our own practice and persevere.
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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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You are your own teacher. Looking for teachers can’t solve your own doubts.
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If you want to understand suffering you must look into the situation at hand.
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