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.
AJAHN CHAHTry to be mindful, and let things take their natural course. Then your mind will become still in any surroundings, like a clear forest pool.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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Know and watch your heart. It’s pure but emotions come to colour it.
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One man watches a river flow by. If he does not wish it to flow, to change ceaselessly in accord with its nature, he will suffer great pain.
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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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If we want to really see the Buddha, we should observe his virtuous qualities.
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Why do we have time to breathe? Because we see the importance of the breath.
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If you want to understand suffering you must look into the situation at hand.
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We have limited time in our life, therefore we should try to teach ourselves, not to teach others.
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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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Isn’t it wonderful how the sky can take that dirty water and change it into pure, clean water? Your mind can do the same with your defilements if you let it.
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Remember you dont meditate to get anything, but to get rid of things.
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When sitting in meditation, say, “That’s not my business!” with every thought that comes by.
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Do everything with a mind that lets go. Do not expect praise or reward.
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To define Buddhism without a lot of words and phrases, we can simply say, ‘Don’t cling or hold on to anything. Harmonize with actuality, with things as they are.’
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When we conquer ourselves, then everything will be conquered: oneself, others, and all the sense objects as well, coming in by way of the eyes, ears, nose, tongue and body — it will all get conquered like this.
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The serene and peaceful mind is the true epitome of human achievement.
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