Just go into the room, sit in the centre of the room, open the doors and windows, and see who comes to visit.
AJAHN CHAHTo the birds, the fruit may be sweet or sour or whatever. The birds say sweet or they say sour, but from the tree’s point of view, this is just the chattering of birds.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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We should conquer ourselves, rather than conquer others. Whether coming or going, standing, sitting or lying down, our mind should be focused in this way.
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If you let go completely you will have complete peace.
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Peace is within oneself to be found in the same place as agitation and suffering.
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We practice to learn how to let go, not how to increase our holding on to things. Enlightenment appears when you stop wanting anything.
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A good practice is to ask yourself very sincerely, ‘Why was I born?’ Ask yourself this question in the morning, in the afternoon, and at night…every day.
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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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If you haven’t wept deeply, you haven’t begun to meditate.
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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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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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We don’t meditate to see heaven, but to end suffering.
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What’s so great about brightness? My flashlight has it. It can’t help us rid ourselves of our suffering.
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To the birds, the fruit may be sweet or sour or whatever. The birds say sweet or they say sour, but from the tree’s point of view, this is just the chattering of birds.
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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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The heart of the path is quite easy.
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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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