If you want a chicken to be a duck, and a duck to be a chicken, you will suffer.
AJAHN CHAHAll 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.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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There are two kinds of suffering. There is the suffering you run away from, which follows you everywhere. And there is the suffering you face directly, and so become free.
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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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Letting go a little brings a little peace. Letting go a lot brings a lot of peace. Letting go completely brings complete peace.
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Do everything with a mind that lets go. Do not expect praise or reward.
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Only one book is worth reading: the heart.
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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 is intrinsically tranquil. Out of this tranquility, anxiety and confusion are born. If one sees and knows this confusion, then the mind is tranquil once more.
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Peace is within oneself to be found in the same place as agitation and suffering.
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We do it, not with desire, but with letting go. If you want anything, you wont find it.
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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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Remember you dont meditate to get anything, but to get rid of things.
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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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In practice, some come to see easily, some with difficulty. But whatever the case, never mind.
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The one who recognizes the uncertainty of phenomena is the Dharma within you.
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These days people don’t search for the Truth. People study simply in order to find knowledge necessary to make a living.
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