When sitting in meditation, say, “That’s not my business!” with every thought that comes by.
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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You will see many strange and wonderful things come and go, but you will be still. This is the happiness of the Buddha.
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To give up doing evil is more important than making merit.
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With even a little intuitive wisdom we will be able to see clearly the ways of the world.
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Know and watch your heart. It’s pure but emotions come to colour it.
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We don’t meditate to see heaven, but to end suffering.
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Another man understands that nature of the river is to change constantly, regardless of his likes and dislikes, and therefore he does not suffer.
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If it shouldn’t happen, it wouldn’t happen.
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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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Read yourself, not books. Truth isn’t outside, that’s only memory, not wisdom. Memory without wisdom is like an empty thermos bottle – if you don’t fill it, it’s useless.
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The forest is peaceful, why aren’t you? You hold on to things causing your confusion. Let nature teach you.
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The heart is the only book worth reading.
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Your only job is to stay in your seat. You will see it all arise and pass, and out of this, wisdom and understanding will come.
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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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We protect virtue so that virtue will protect us.
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Regarding this Dhamma, it is not something that we can simply talk about or take another’s word for it.
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