Where does peace arise? Peace arises whenever we let something go.
AJAHN CHAHIf you haven’t cried deeply a number of times, your meditation hasn’t really begun.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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You should think about your own death 3 times per day at the very least.
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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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See the world as a mirror. It is all a reflection of the mind. When you know this, you can grow in every moment, and every experience reveals truth and brings understanding.
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If you reflect in this way, you will have peace. Wherever you are, you will have this attitude of practice with you constantly.
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A woman wanted to know how to deal with anger. I asked when anger arose whose anger it was. She said it was hers.
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The mind of one who practises doesn’t run away anywhere, it stays right there. Good, evil, happiness and unhappiness, right and wrong arise, and he knows them all.
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Difficult or easy, the Buddha said not to be heedless. Just that–don’t be heedless. Why? Because life is not certain.
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The teachings say that wherever a problem arises it must be settled right there. Where suffering lies is right where non-suffering will arise, it ceases at the place where it arises.
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Things are simply the way they are. They don’t give us suffering. Like a thorn: Does a sharp thorn give us suffering?
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People go through life blindly, ignoring death like revellers at a party feasting on fine foods. They ignore that later they will have to go to the toilet, so they do not bother to find out where there is one.
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If you see certainty in that which is uncertain, you are bound to suffer
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You will have a steady awareness within yourself.
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Wisdom is in yourself, just like a sweet ripe mango is already in a young green one.
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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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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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