Of course there are dozens of meditation techniques, but it all comes down to this – just let it all be. Step over here where it is cool, out of the battle. Why not give it a try?
AJAHN CHAHIf you let go a lot you will have a lot of happiness. If you let go completely you will be free.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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Do everything with a mind that lets go. Do not expect praise or reward.
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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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When coming out of sitting, don’t think that you’re coming out of meditation, but that you are only changing postures.
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Read yourself, not books. Truth isn’t outside, that’s only memory, not wisdom. Memory without wisdom is like an empty thermos bottle – if you don’t fill it, it’s useless.
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When sitting in meditation, say, “That’s not my business!” with every thought that comes by.
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Steady practice is keeping mindful in every posture, whether sitting, walking, standing or lying down.
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Do not be a bodhisattva, do not be an arahant, do not be anything at all. If you are a bodhisattva, you will suffer, if you are an arahant, you will suffer, if you are anything at all, you will suffer.
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One day some people came to the master and asked: How can you be happy in a world of such impermanence, where you cannot protect your loved ones from harm, illness or death?
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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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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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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.
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We will come to understand that everything in the world is our teacher.
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We protect virtue so that virtue will protect us.
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If your mind is happy then you are happy anywhere you go. When wisdom awakens within you, you will see Truth wherever you look.
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Some people are afraid of generosity. They feel they will be taken advantage of or oppressed.
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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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You say that you are too busy to meditate. Do you have time to breathe? Meditation is your breath. Why do you have time to breathe but not to meditate?
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Investigate yourself to find the truth – inside, not outside. Knowing yourself is most important.
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Whenever we feel that we are definitely right, so much so that we refuse to open up to anything or anybody else, right there we are wrong. It becomes wrong view.
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We have limited time in our life, therefore we should try to teach ourselves, not to teach others.
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The heart of the path is quite easy.
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I know this glass is already broken, so I enjoy it – incredibly.
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You should think about your own death 3 times per day at the very least.
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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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Anything which is troubling you, anything which is irritating you, THAT is your teacher.
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The Dhamma is revealing itself in every moment, but only when the mind is quiet can we understand what it is saying, for the Dhamma teaches without words.
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