All kinds of wonderful, rare animals will come to drink at the pool, and you will clearly see the nature of all things.
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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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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If you let go a little you will have a little happiness.
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We need to develop meditation so that the understanding arises clearly within oneself. It is not the case that merely by listening to another’s explanation our defilements will disappear.
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You will have a steady awareness within yourself.
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I know this glass is already broken, so I enjoy it – incredibly.
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Practicing meditation is just like breathing. While working we breathe, while sleeping we breathe, while sitting down we breathe…
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We see that the sound is simply sound. If we understand like this, then there’s nothing more to it. We leave it be.
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Holding on to anger as a personal possession will cause suffering. If anger really belonged to us, it would have to obey us. If it doesn’t obey us, that means it’s only a deception.
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The heart is the only book worth reading.
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You are your own teacher. Looking for teachers can’t solve your own doubts.
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You should settle the issue right there. One who runs away from suffering out of fear is the most foolish person of all. He will simply increases his stupidity endlessly.
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The heart of the path is quite easy.
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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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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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The sound is just sound, why should you go and grab it? You see that actually it was you who went out and disturbed the sound.
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