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.
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.
AJAHN CHAHSee 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.
AJAHN CHAHIn cultivating generosity, we are only oppressing our greed and attachment. This allows our true nature to come out and become lighter and freer.
AJAHN CHAHWe say that to ‘give up all evil and to develop the good’ is the heart of the Buddha’s teaching.
AJAHN CHAHIf it shouldn’t happen, it wouldn’t happen.
AJAHN CHAHYou will witness all kinds of scenes and actors, all kinds of temptations and stories, everything imaginable.
AJAHN CHAHEven if the water is falling right on it, it only touches the outside and not the inside. In this way the bowl will never get full.
AJAHN CHAHBut when I know that the glass is already broken, every minute with it is precious.
AJAHN CHAHIf you want to understand suffering you must look into the situation at hand.
AJAHN CHAHWhen we gain some understanding we need to chew on it again so that we see it for ourselves with certainty: paccattam.
AJAHN CHAHWe can always find time to breathe. In the same way, if we see the importance of meditation practice we will find the time to practice.
AJAHN CHAHThe mind of one who practises doesn’t run away anywhere, it stays right there. Good, evil, happiness and unhappiness, right and wrong arise, and he knows them all.
AJAHN CHAHWherever we start to think that things are certain, uncertainty is lurking right there. Heedlessness is just holding things as certain. It is grasping at certainty where there is no certainty and looking for truth in things that are not true. Be careful! They are likely to bite you sometime in the future!
AJAHN CHAHMeditation is like a single log of wood. Insight and investigation are one end of the log; calm and concentration are the other end. If you lift up the whole log, both sides come up at once. Which is concentration and which is insight? Just this mind.
AJAHN CHAHYou will see many strange and wonderful things come and go, but you will be still. This is the happiness of the Buddha.
AJAHN CHAHBetter to begin practice without delay. I am like a good friend inviting you to go somewhere. Do not hesitate, just get going. You won’t regret it.
AJAHN CHAH