There’s no need to explain anything at length. Let go of love and hate and let things be. That’s all that I do in my own practice.
AJAHN CHAHRaise families and look after themselves, that’s all. To them, being smart is more important than being wise!
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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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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I know this glass is already broken, so I enjoy it – incredibly.
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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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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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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 listen to the Dhamma teachings but don’t practice you’re like a ladle in a soup pot.
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See the world as a mirror. It is all a reflection of the mind. When you know this, you can grow in every moment, and every experience reveals truth and brings understanding.
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At some point your heart will tell itself what to do.
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Investigate yourself to find the truth – inside, not outside. Knowing yourself is most important.
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If suffering arises you must contemplate right there, you don’t have to run away.
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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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Only one book is worth reading: the heart.
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We protect virtue so that virtue will protect us.
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Another man understands that nature of the river is to change constantly, regardless of his likes and dislikes, and therefore he does not suffer.
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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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