Happiness and suffering do not depend on being poor or rich, they depend on having the right or wrong understanding in our mind.
AJAHN CHAHThings are simply the way they are. They don’t give us suffering. Like a thorn: Does a sharp thorn give us suffering?
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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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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We have limited time in our life, therefore we should try to teach ourselves, not to teach others.
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We say that to ‘give up all evil and to develop the good’ is the heart of the Buddha’s teaching.
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Only one book is worth reading: the heart.
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All religions are like different cars all moving in the same direction. People who don’t see it have no light in their hearts.
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If you let go completely you will have complete peace.
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When sitting in meditation, say, “That’s not my business!” with every thought that comes by.
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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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One day some people came to the master and asked: How can you be happy in a world of such impermanence, where you cannot protect your loved ones from harm, illness or death?
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Why are we born? We are born so that we will not have to be born again.
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Where 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.
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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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If you haven’t wept deeply, you haven’t begun to meditate.
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Do not be in a hurry or try to push your practice. If you become peaceful, then accept it,; if you don’t become peaceful, then accept that also.
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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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