Peace is within oneself to be found in the same place as agitation and suffering.
AJAHN CHAHIf you reflect in this way, you will have peace. Wherever you are, you will have this attitude of practice with you constantly.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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You are your own teacher. Looking for teachers can’t solve your own doubts.
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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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Only one book is worth reading: the heart.
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Investigate yourself to find the truth – inside, not outside. Knowing yourself is most important.
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To define Buddhism without a lot of words and phrases, we can simply say, ‘Don’t cling or hold on to anything. Harmonize with actuality, with things as they are.’
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The master held up a glass and said: Someone gave me this glass; It holds my water admirably and it glistens in the sunlight.
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You should think about your own death 3 times per day at the very least.
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Don’t think that only sitting with the eyes closed is practice. If you do think this way, then quickly change your thinking.
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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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If you let go completely you will have complete peace.
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If it isn’t good, let it die. If it doesn’t die, make it good.
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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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We do it, not with desire, but with letting go. If you want anything, you wont find it.
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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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The heart is the only book worth reading.
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