The one who recognizes the uncertainty of phenomena is the Dharma within you.
AJAHN CHAHWhere does rain come from? It comes from all the dirty water that evaporates from the earth, like urine and the water you throw out after washing your feet.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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These days people don’t search for the Truth. People study simply in order to find knowledge necessary to make a living.
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The meditator simply knows them, they don’t enter his mind. That is, he has no clinging. He is simply the experiencer.
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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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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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If it shouldn’t happen, it wouldn’t happen.
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Looking for peace is like looking for a turtle with a mustache: You won’t be able to find it. But when your heart is ready, peace will come looking for you.
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In cultivating generosity, we are only oppressing our greed and attachment. This allows our true nature to come out and become lighter and freer.
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The heart is just the heart; thoughts and feelings are just thoughts and feelings. Let things be just as they are.
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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.
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If you are still following your likes and dislikes, you have not even begun to practise Dhamma.
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Investigate yourself to find the truth – inside, not outside. Knowing yourself is most important.
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One man watches a river flow by. If he does not wish it to flow, to change ceaselessly in accord with its nature, he will suffer great pain.
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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 sound is just sound, why should you go and grab it? You see that actually it was you who went out and disturbed the sound.
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If you want to understand suffering you must look into the situation at hand.
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