Letting go a little brings a little peace. Letting go a lot brings a lot of peace. Letting go completely brings complete peace.
AJAHN CHAHWhen the heart truly understands, it lets go of everything.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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If we practise like this and develop mindfulness continuously, wisdom arises quickly and this is a fast way of practice.
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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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To the birds, the fruit may be sweet or sour or whatever. The birds say sweet or they say sour, but from the tree’s point of view, this is just the chattering of birds.
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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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Time is our present breath.
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Sati is life. Whenever we don’t have sati, when we are heedless, it’s as if we are dead.
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Better to begin practice without delay. I am like a good friend inviting you to go somewhere. Do not hesitate, just get going. You won’t regret it.
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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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Raise families and look after themselves, that’s all. To them, being smart is more important than being wise!
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Steady practice is keeping mindful in every posture, whether sitting, walking, standing or lying down.
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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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If it isn’t good, let it die. If it doesn’t die, make it good.
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You will see many strange and wonderful things come and go, but you will be still. This is the happiness of the Buddha.
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Why are we born? We are born so that we will not have to be born again.
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When nature finally calls, they have no idea where to go and are in a mess.
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Why do we have time to breathe? Because we see the importance of the breath.
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Just go into the room, sit in the centre of the room, open the doors and windows, and see who comes to visit.
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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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We do it, not with desire, but with letting go. If you want anything, you wont find it.
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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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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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If you reflect in this way, you will have peace. Wherever you are, you will have this attitude of practice with you constantly.
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Difficult or easy, the Buddha said not to be heedless. Just that–don’t be heedless. Why? Because life is not certain.
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If you have time to be mindful, you have time to meditate.
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When one does not understand death, life can be very confusing.
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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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