Know and watch your heart. It’s pure but emotions come to colour it.
AJAHN CHAHKnow and watch your heart. It’s pure but emotions come to colour it.
AJAHN CHAHIf we only make merit but have not stopped doing bad things, then we will never have a day of completion. It is like an overturned bowl which is left outside in the rain.
AJAHN CHAHBreathing 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.
AJAHN CHAHI know this glass is already broken, so I enjoy it – incredibly.
AJAHN CHAHIt is not found in a forest or on a hilltop, nor is it given by a teacher. Where you experience suffering, you can also find freedom from suffering.
AJAHN CHAHThe serene and peaceful mind is the true epitome of human achievement.
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 CHAHA madman and an arahant both smile, but the arahant knows why while the madman doesn’t.
AJAHN CHAHTry to be mindful, and let things take their natural course. Then your mind will become still in any surroundings, like a clear forest pool.
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 CHAHTo know existence as this flow, empty of lasting pleasure, void of self, is to find that which is stable and free of suffering, to find true peace in the world.
AJAHN CHAHThere’s no need to explain anything at length. Let go of love and hate and let things be. That’s all that I do in my own practice.
AJAHN CHAHSteady practice is keeping mindful in every posture, whether sitting, walking, standing or lying down.
AJAHN CHAHWhen nature finally calls, they have no idea where to go and are in a mess.
AJAHN CHAHDon’t be attached to visions or lights in meditation, don’t rise or fall with them.
AJAHN CHAHDo everything with a mind that lets go. Do not expect praise or reward.
AJAHN CHAH