You will have a steady awareness within yourself.
AJAHN CHAHIf you let go a little you will have a little happiness.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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In practice, some come to see easily, some with difficulty. But whatever the case, never mind.
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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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We should conquer ourselves, rather than conquer others. Whether coming or going, standing, sitting or lying down, our mind should be focused in this way.
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You should know both the universal and the personal, the realm of forms and the freedom to not cling to them.
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Some people are afraid of generosity. They feel they will be taken advantage of or oppressed.
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Practicing meditation is just like breathing. While working we breathe, while sleeping we breathe, while sitting down we breathe…
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Holding on to anger as a personal possession will cause suffering. If anger really belonged to us, it would have to obey us. If it doesn’t obey us, that means it’s only a deception.
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These days people don’t search for the Truth. People study simply in order to find knowledge necessary to make a living.
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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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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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If you let go a little you will have a little happiness.
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If it isn’t good, let it die. If it doesn’t die, make it good.
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If you see certainty in that which is uncertain, you are bound to suffer
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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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Know and watch your heart. It’s pure but emotions come to colour it.
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