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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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When one does not understand death, life can be very confusing.
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Confuse Doe Life Death Understand
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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Cling Enter Experience Meditator Mind Simply
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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Experience Mind Mirror Moment Reflection Reveal Truth Understanding
We need to develop meditation so that the understanding arises clearly within oneself. It is not the case that merely by listening to another’s explanation our defilements will disappear.
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Another Arise Defliment Develop Disappear Explain Listen Meditation Need Oneself Understanding
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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Blow Day Elbow Knock Ring Shelf Table Touch Wind
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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Another Chance Constant Dislike Man Nature Suffer Understand
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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Attitude Constantly Peace Practice Reflect Way
Don’t think that only sitting with the eyes closed is practice. If you do think this way, then quickly change your thinking.
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Attitude Close Eye Lying Practice Quick Sit
If you let go a lot you will have a lot of happiness. If you let go completely you will be free.
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Free Freedom Happiness Lot
A madman and an arahant both smile, but the arahant knows why while the madman doesn’t.
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Arahant Both Know Madman Smile
Investigate yourself to find the truth – inside, not outside. Knowing yourself is most important.
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Find Important Inside Investigate Knowing Most Outside Truth
Peace is within oneself to be found in the same place as agitation and suffering.
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Agitation Found Oneself Place Running Suffer Teacher
To give up doing evil is more important than making merit.
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Doing Evil Give Up Important Merit Mke
If you let go completely you will have complete peace.
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Complete Dharma Guy Ifs Let Go Peace
If you see certainty in that which is uncertain, you are bound to suffer
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Bound Certainty Suffer Suffering Uncertain
When you sit, let it be. What you walk, let it be. Grasp at nothing. Resist nothing.
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Grasp Nothing Resist Sit Walk

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