If you see certainty in that which is uncertain, you are bound to suffer
AJAHN CHAHWe protect virtue so that virtue will protect us.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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Anything which is troubling you, anything which is irritating you, THAT is your teacher.
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If we see suffering then we don’t have suffering.
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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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I am like a tree in a forest. Birds come to the tree, they sit on its branches and eat its fruits.
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Where does rain come from? It comes from all the dirty water that evaporates from the earth, like urine and the water you throw out after washing your feet.
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You should settle the issue right there. One who runs away from suffering out of fear is the most foolish person of all. He will simply increases his stupidity endlessly.
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The only way to experience it is to put the teachings into practice. Once you taste it, you are no longer in any doubt about its flavour and you do not have to ask anyone else. The problem is solved.
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Time is our present breath.
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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.
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The Dharma Path is to keep walking forward. But the true Dharma has no going forward, no going backward, and no standing still.
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All religions are like different cars all moving in the same direction. People who don’t see it have no light in their hearts.
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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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You will have a steady awareness within yourself.
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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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Hear the bird’s song then let go. If you know nature, you’ll know truth. If you know truth, you’ll know nature.
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Dharma is in your mind, not in the forest. Don’t believe others, just listen to your mind. You don’t have to go anywhere else.
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Then we don’t have to celebrate it or let anybody know about it, simply let the mind have firm confidence in the goodness and keep going like this.
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I know this glass is already broken, so I enjoy it – incredibly.
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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 have time to be mindful, you have time to meditate.
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Breathing is something vital to peoples lives. If you see that Dhamma practice is vital to your life, then you will feel that breathing and practising the Dhamma are equally important.
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Meditation is like a single log of wood. Insight and investigation are one end of the log; calm and concentration are the other end. If you lift up the whole log, both sides come up at once. Which is concentration and which is insight? Just this mind.
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When we sit in meditation and hear a sound, we think, ‘Oh, that sound’s bothering me.’ If we see it like this, we suffer. But if we investigate a little deeper,
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If we want to really see the Buddha, we should observe his virtuous qualities.
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Trying to run away from suffering is actually to run toward it.
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Do everything with a mind that lets go. Do not expect praise or reward.
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