The ladle is in the soup pot every day, but it doesn’t know the taste of the soup. You must reflect and meditate.
AJAHN CHAHIf we practise like this and develop mindfulness continuously, wisdom arises quickly and this is a fast way of practice.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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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.
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The Dhamma has to sink deeply into the mind so that whatever we do, the mind has always goodness within it. All the ways of making merit are aiming at this. Goodness lies in the right view that is established in the mind.
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If we want to really see the Buddha, we should observe his virtuous qualities.
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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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We practice to learn how to let go, not how to increase our holding on to things. Enlightenment appears when you stop wanting anything.
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There are two kinds of suffering. There is the suffering you run away from, which follows you everywhere. And there is the suffering you face directly, and so become free.
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We say that to ‘give up all evil and to develop the good’ is the heart of the Buddha’s teaching.
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Know and watch your heart. It’s pure but emotions come to colour it.
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Your only job is to stay in your seat. You will see it all arise and pass, and out of this, wisdom and understanding will come.
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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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Do everything with a mind that lets go. Do not expect praise or reward.
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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.
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If you want to understand suffering you must look into the situation at hand.
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We can always find time to breathe. In the same way, if we see the importance of meditation practice we will find the time to practice.
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Don’t think that only sitting with the eyes closed is practice. If you do think this way, then quickly change your thinking.
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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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When one does not understand death, life can be very confusing.
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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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If you listen to the Dhamma teachings but don’t practice you’re like a ladle in a soup pot.
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The one who recognizes the uncertainty of phenomena is the Dharma within you.
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Wisdom is in yourself, just like a sweet ripe mango is already in a young green one.
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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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A madman and an arahant both smile, but the arahant knows why while the madman doesn’t.
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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.
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Whatever he taught, we should practise it. Only bowing to him is not enough. We need to renounce, give up, stop, so that we may see the Buddha.
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You say that you are too busy to meditate. Do you have time to breathe? Meditation is your breath. Why do you have time to breathe but not to meditate?
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