We can always find time to breathe. In the same way, if we see the importance of meditation practice we will find the time to practice.
AJAHN CHAHWisdom is in yourself, just like a sweet ripe mango is already in a young green one.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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Better to begin practice without delay. I am like a good friend inviting you to go somewhere. Do not hesitate, just get going. You won’t regret it.
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To practice Dhamma means to observe and examine oneself.
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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.
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If it isn’t good, let it die. If it doesn’t die, make it good.
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A good practice is to ask yourself very sincerely, ‘Why was I born?’ Ask yourself this question in the morning, in the afternoon, and at night…every day.
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When we sit in meditation and hear a sound, we think, ‘Oh, that sound’s bothering me.’ If we see it like this, we suffer. But if we investigate a little deeper,
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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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Another man understands that nature of the river is to change constantly, regardless of his likes and dislikes, and therefore he does not suffer.
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To know existence as this flow, empty of lasting pleasure, void of self, is to find that which is stable and free of suffering, to find true peace in the world.
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The Dharma Path is to keep walking forward. But the true Dharma has no going forward, no going backward, and no standing still.
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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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Know and watch your heart. It’s pure but emotions come to colour it.
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Practicing meditation is just like breathing. While working we breathe, while sleeping we breathe, while sitting down we breathe…
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To give up doing evil is more important than making merit.
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Investigate yourself to find the truth – inside, not outside. Knowing yourself is most important.
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When one does not understand death, life can be very confusing.
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I touch it and it rings! One day the wind may blow it off the shelf, or my elbow may knock it from the table.
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If you haven’t cried deeply a number of times, your meditation hasn’t really begun.
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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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The forest is peaceful, why aren’t you? You hold on to things causing your confusion. Let nature teach you.
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Why do we have time to breathe? Because we see the importance of the breath.
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You will have a steady awareness within yourself.
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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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If you want a chicken to be a duck, and a duck to be a chicken, you will suffer.
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Why do we suffer? Because we stepped on it. So the suffering comes from us.
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If you let go completely you will have complete peace.
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