Only one book is worth reading: the heart.
AJAHN CHAHIf you see certainty in that which is uncertain, you are bound to suffer
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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People go through life blindly, ignoring death like revellers at a party feasting on fine foods. They ignore that later they will have to go to the toilet, so they do not bother to find out where there is one.
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You should think about your own death 3 times per day at the very least.
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When we gain some understanding we need to chew on it again so that we see it for ourselves with certainty: paccattam.
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When the heart truly understands, it lets go of everything.
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Even 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.
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Time is our present breath.
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We protect virtue so that virtue will protect us.
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We say that to ‘give up all evil and to develop the good’ is the heart of the Buddha’s teaching.
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Raise families and look after themselves, that’s all. To them, being smart is more important than being wise!
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The one who recognizes the uncertainty of phenomena is the Dharma within you.
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If you haven’t wept deeply, you haven’t begun to meditate.
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In practice, some come to see easily, some with difficulty. But whatever the case, never mind.
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When we sit in meditation and hear a sound, we think, ‘Oh, that sound’s bothering me.’ If we see it like this, we suffer. But if we investigate a little deeper,
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Some people are afraid of generosity. They feel they will be taken advantage of or oppressed.
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The ultimate truth is like the flavour of an apple which you can’t see with the eye or hear with the ear.
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