Then we don’t have to celebrate it or let anybody know about it, simply let the mind have firm confidence in the goodness and keep going like this.
AJAHN CHAHIf you let go completely you will have complete peace.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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Where does peace arise? Peace arises whenever we let something go.
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Steady practice is keeping mindful in every posture, whether sitting, walking, standing or lying down.
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When the heart truly understands, it lets go of everything.
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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 forest is peaceful, why aren’t you? You hold on to things causing your confusion. Let nature teach you.
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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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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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Only one book is worth reading: the heart.
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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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At some point your heart will tell itself what to do.
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But when I know that the glass is already broken, every minute with it is precious.
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Proper effort is not the effort to make something particular happen. It is the effort to be aware and awake each moment, the effort to overcome laziness and merit, the effort to make each activity of our day meditation.
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I know this glass is already broken, so I enjoy it – incredibly.
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When nature finally calls, they have no idea where to go and are in a mess.
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The Dhamma has to be found by looking into your own heart and seeing that which is true and that which is not, that which is balanced and that which is not balanced.
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