Wisdom is in yourself, just like a sweet ripe mango is already in a young green one.
AJAHN CHAHTo practice Dhamma means to observe and examine oneself.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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When you sit, let it be. What you walk, let it be. Grasp at nothing. Resist nothing.
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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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If we only make merit but have not stopped doing bad things, then we will never have a day of completion. It is like an overturned bowl which is left outside in the rain.
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When we sit in meditation and hear a sound, we think, ‘Oh, that sound’s bothering me.’ If we see it like this, we suffer. But if we investigate a little deeper,
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You will have a steady awareness within yourself.
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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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I am like a tree in a forest. Birds come to the tree, they sit on its branches and eat its fruits.
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We protect virtue so that virtue will protect us.
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Better to begin practice without delay. I am like a good friend inviting you to go somewhere. Do not hesitate, just get going. You won’t regret it.
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To give up doing evil is more important than making merit.
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The one who recognizes the uncertainty of phenomena is the Dharma within you.
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If you haven’t wept deeply, you haven’t begun to meditate.
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All that I have said up to now has merely been words. When people come to see me, I have to say something. But it is best not to speak about these matters too much.
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But when I know that the glass is already broken, every minute with it is precious.
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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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