The master held up a glass and said: Someone gave me this glass; It holds my water admirably and it glistens in the sunlight.
AJAHN CHAHMental activity is like a deadly poisonous cobra. If we don’t interfere with a cobra, how poisonous it may be, it simply goes its own away.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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But when I know that the glass is already broken, every minute with it is precious.
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The 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.
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Whatever he taught, we should practise it. Only bowing to him is not enough. We need to renounce, give up, stop, so that we may see the Buddha.
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If you listen to the Dhamma teachings but don’t practice you’re like a ladle in a soup pot.
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One man watches a river flow by. If he does not wish it to flow, to change ceaselessly in accord with its nature, he will suffer great pain.
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Why are we born? We are born so that we will not have to be born again.
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The one who recognizes the uncertainty of phenomena is the Dharma within you.
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When nature finally calls, they have no idea where to go and are in a mess.
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Peace is within oneself to be found in the same place as agitation and suffering.
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If we want to really see the Buddha, we should observe his virtuous qualities.
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Why do we have time to breathe? Because we see the importance of the breath.
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If your mind is happy then you are happy anywhere you go. When wisdom awakens within you, you will see Truth wherever you look.
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If you are still following your likes and dislikes, you have not even begun to practise Dhamma.
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Don’t think that only sitting with the eyes closed is practice. If you do think this way, then quickly change your thinking.
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To 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.
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