We don’t meditate to see heaven, but to end suffering.
AJAHN CHAH
Remember you dont meditate to get anything, but to get rid of things.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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We don’t meditate to see heaven, but to end suffering.
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There’s no need to explain anything at length. Let go of love and hate and let things be. That’s all that I do in my own practice.
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The forms of the world have their place, but in another way, there is nothing there. To be free, we need to respect both of these truths.
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If your mind is happy then you are happy anywhere you go. When wisdom awakens within you, you will see Truth wherever you look.
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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 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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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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To define Buddhism without a lot of words and phrases, we can simply say, ‘Don’t cling or hold on to anything. Harmonize with actuality, with things as they are.’
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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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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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Whatever he taught, we should practise it. Only bowing to him is not enough. We need to renounce, give up, stop, so that we may see the Buddha.
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Look at your own mind. The one who carries things thinks he’s got things, but the one who looks on sees only the heaviness. Throw away things, lose them, and find lightness.
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When we see beyond self, we no longer cling to happiness. And when we stop clinging, we can begin to be happy.
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We do it, not with desire, but with letting go. If you want anything, you wont find it.
AJAHN CHAH