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Ajahn Chah164 quotes“If you see certainty in that which is uncertain, you are bound to suffer”
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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.
Ajahn ChahAjahn Chah Therefore we have to train our mind. The meditation practice in Buddhism is all about training one’s own mind.
Ajahn ChahAjahn Chah When nature finally calls, they have no idea where to go and are in a mess.
Ajahn ChahAjahn Chah If you reflect in this way, you will have peace. Wherever you are, you will have this attitude of practice with you constantly.
Ajahn ChahAjahn Chah When coming out of sitting, don’t think that you’re coming out of meditation, but that you are only changing postures.
Ajahn ChahAjahn Chah You should think about your own death 3 times per day at the very least.
Ajahn ChahAjahn Chah The ultimate truth is like the flavour of an apple which you can’t see with the eye or hear with the ear.
Ajahn ChahAjahn Chah 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.
Ajahn ChahAjahn Chah Just go into the room, sit in the centre of the room, open the doors and windows, and see who comes to visit.
Ajahn ChahAjahn Chah The heart of the path is quite easy.
Ajahn ChahAjahn Chah With even a little intuitive wisdom we will be able to see clearly the ways of the world.
Ajahn ChahAjahn Chah I am like a tree in a forest. Birds come to the tree, they sit on its branches and eat its fruits.
Ajahn ChahAjahn Chah When we see beyond self, we no longer cling to happiness. And when we stop clinging, we can begin to be happy.
Ajahn ChahAjahn Chah When suffering arises, where does it arise from? The cause is wrong view, the fruit of that being suffering. If it was right view it wouldn’t cause suffering.
Ajahn ChahAjahn Chah You should know both the universal and the personal, the realm of forms and the freedom to not cling to them.
Ajahn ChahAjahn Chah Dharma is in your mind, not in the forest. Don’t believe others, just listen to your mind. You don’t have to go anywhere else.
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