When one does not understand death, life can be very confusing.
AJAHN CHAHRemember you dont meditate to get anything, but to get rid of things.
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Investigate yourself to find the truth – inside, not outside. Knowing yourself is most important.
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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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The heart of the path is quite easy.
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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 ladle is in the soup pot every day, but it doesn’t know the taste of the soup. You must reflect and meditate.
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Just know what is happening in your mind – not happy or sad about it, not attached. If you suffer see it, know it, and be empty. It’s like a letter – you have to open it before you can know what’s in it.
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Holding on to anger as a personal possession will cause suffering. If anger really belonged to us, it would have to obey us. If it doesn’t obey us, that means it’s only a deception.
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To give up doing evil is more important than making merit.
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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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Then we don’t have to celebrate it or let anybody know about it, simply let the mind have firm confidence in the goodness and keep going like this.
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You should settle the issue right there. One who runs away from suffering out of fear is the most foolish person of all. He will simply increases his stupidity endlessly.
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Practicing meditation is just like breathing. While working we breathe, while sleeping we breathe, while sitting down we breathe…
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What’s so great about brightness? My flashlight has it. It can’t help us rid ourselves of our suffering.
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Learn to let go without struggle, simply let go, to be just as you are – no holding on, no attachment, free.
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Dharma is in your mind, not in the forest. Don’t believe others, just listen to your mind. You don’t have to go anywhere else.
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