Trying to run away from suffering is actually to run toward it.
AJAHN CHAHIf you want a chicken to be a duck, and a duck to be a chicken, you will suffer.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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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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You will have a steady awareness within yourself.
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Steady practice is keeping mindful in every posture, whether sitting, walking, standing or lying down.
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At some point your heart will tell itself what to do.
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Don’t fall for it. Whenever the mind is happy or sad, don’t fall for it. Its all a deception.
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The one who recognizes the uncertainty of phenomena is the Dharma within you.
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If you listen to the Dhamma teachings but don’t practice you’re like a ladle in a soup pot.
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If it shouldn’t happen, it wouldn’t happen.
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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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It is not found in a forest or on a hilltop, nor is it given by a teacher. Where you experience suffering, you can also find freedom from suffering.
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No. It’s simply a thorn. It doesn’t give suffering to anybody. If we step on it, we suffer immediately.
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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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Even if the water is falling right on it, it only touches the outside and not the inside. In this way the bowl will never get full.
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Hear the bird’s song then let go. If you know nature, you’ll know truth. If you know truth, you’ll know nature.
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Once you understand non-self, then the burden of life is gone. You’ll be at peace with the world. When we see beyond self, we no longer cling to happiness and we can truly be happy.
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