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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.

Ajahn Chah

Truth is all there is. It’s like when you learned how to read, you can then read anywhere you go.
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Anywhere Go Learn Like Read Truth
Dharma is in your mind, not in the forest. Don’t believe others, just listen to your mind. You don’t have to go anywhere else.
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Belief Forest Listen Mind Other Sweet
Even if the water is falling right on it, it only touches the outside and not the inside. In this way the bowl will never get full.
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Bowl Falling Full Inside never Outside Right Touch Water Way
You are your own teacher. Looking for teachers can’t solve your own doubts.
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Doubt Knowing Look Own Teach Teacher
All that I have said up to now has merely been words. When people come to see me, I have to say something. But it is best not to speak about these matters too much.
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All Friend Good Matter Merely Practice Regret Something Speak Word
When you sit, let it be. What you walk, let it be. Grasp at nothing. Resist nothing.
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Grasp Nothing Resist Sit Walk
The Dhamma has to sink deeply into the mind so that whatever we do, the mind has always goodness within it. All the ways of making merit are aiming at this. Goodness lies in the right view that is established in the mind.
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Aim Deeply Do Establishment Goddess Lying Mind Right Sink View
Only one book is worth reading: the heart.
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Book Heart Reading Worth
What’s so great about brightness? My flashlight has it. It can’t help us rid ourselves of our suffering.
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Brightness Flashlight Great Help Ourselves Suffer
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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Coming Conquer Down Focus Going Laying Ourselves Sitting Standing Way
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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Centre Come Door Into Job Room Visit Window
There are two kinds of suffering. There is the suffering you run away from, which follows you everywhere. And there is the suffering you face directly, and so become free.
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Away Beautiful Everywhere Follow Kind Running Suffer Two
If you haven’t cried deeply a number of times, your meditation hasn’t really begun.
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Cried Deeply Happen Meditation Number Time
Look at your own mind. The one who carries things thinks he’s got things, but the one who looks on sees only the heaviness. Throw away things, lose them, and find lightness.
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Carry Got Heaven Look Mind Own Thing Think Thinking
I know this glass is already broken, so I enjoy it – incredibly.
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Already Broken Enjoy Glass Incredible Know
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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Born Breathing Feel Important Life Live Morning People Practise Question Something

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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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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