If we practise like this and develop mindfulness continuously, wisdom arises quickly and this is a fast way of practice.
AJAHN CHAHSome people are afraid of generosity. They feel they will be taken advantage of or oppressed.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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If it shouldn’t happen, it wouldn’t happen.
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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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All kinds of wonderful, rare animals will come to drink at the pool, and you will clearly see the nature of all things.
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You should know both the universal and the personal, the realm of forms and the freedom to not cling to them.
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Peace is within oneself to be found in the same place as agitation and suffering.
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The Dhamma has to be found by looking into your own heart and seeing that which is true and that which is not, that which is balanced and that which is not balanced.
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Breathing is something vital to peoples lives. If you see that Dhamma practice is vital to your life, then you will feel that breathing and practising the Dhamma are equally important.
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Only one book is worth reading: the heart.
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The serene and peaceful mind is the true epitome of human achievement.
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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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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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Where does peace arise? Peace arises whenever we let something go.
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Trying to run away from suffering is actually to run toward it.
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To give up doing evil is more important than making merit.
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If suffering arises you must contemplate right there, you don’t have to run away.
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