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When the heart truly understands, it lets go of everything.

Ajahn Chah

There are people who are born and die and never once are aware of their breath going in and out of their body. That’s how far away they live from themselves
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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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Buddhism Habit Interest Issue Meditation Mind Observe Own Pattern Practice Running Solve Story Untrained Watch
If we practise like this and develop mindfulness continuously, wisdom arises quickly and this is a fast way of practice.
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When one does not understand death, life can be very confusing.
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Happiness and suffering do not depend on being poor or rich, they depend on having the right or wrong understanding in our mind.
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At some point your heart will tell itself what to do.
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When we see beyond self, we no longer cling to happiness. And when we stop clinging, we can begin to be happy.
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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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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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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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Once you understand non-self, then the burden of life is gone. You’ll be at peace with the world. When we see beyond self, we no longer cling to happiness and we can truly be happy.
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If you see certainty in that which is uncertain, you are bound to suffer
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Breathing is something vital to peoples lives. If you see that Dhamma practice is vital to your life, then you will feel that breathing and practising the Dhamma are equally important.
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We see that the sound is simply sound. If we understand like this, then there’s nothing more to it. We leave it be.
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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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Come Job Out Paas Seat Stay Understanding Wisdom
When suffering arises, where does it arise from? The cause is wrong view, the fruit of that being suffering. If it was right view it wouldn’t cause suffering.
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Arise Cause Fruit Right Suffer View Wrong

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