Try to be mindful, and let things take their natural course. Then your mind will become still in any surroundings, like a clear forest pool.
AJAHN CHAHIf you are still following your likes and dislikes, you have not even begun to practise Dhamma.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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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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All kinds of wonderful, rare animals will come to drink at the pool, and you will clearly see the nature of all things.
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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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Do not try to become anything. Do not make yourself into anything. Do not be a meditator. Do not become enlightened.
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Time is our present breath.
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Mental activity is like a deadly poisonous cobra. If we don’t interfere with a cobra, how poisonous it may be, it simply goes its own away.
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You will witness all kinds of scenes and actors, all kinds of temptations and stories, everything imaginable.
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If you want to understand suffering you must look into the situation at hand.
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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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Regarding this Dhamma, it is not something that we can simply talk about or take another’s word for it.
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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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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?
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Know and watch your heart. It’s pure but emotions come to colour it.
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The one who recognizes the uncertainty of phenomena is the Dharma within you.
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It is not found in a forest or on a hilltop, nor is it given by a teacher. Where you experience suffering, you can also find freedom from suffering.
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