With even a little intuitive wisdom we will be able to see clearly the ways of the world.
AJAHN CHAHThe forms of the world have their place, but in another way, there is nothing there. To be free, we need to respect both of these truths.
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Wisdom is in yourself, just like a sweet ripe mango is already in a young green one.
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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.
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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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To give up doing evil is more important than making merit.
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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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The Dhamma has to sink deeply into the mind so that whatever we do, the mind has always goodness within it. All the ways of making merit are aiming at this. Goodness lies in the right view that is established in the mind.
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The heart is the only book worth reading.
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Learn to see that it is not things that bother us, that we go out to bother them.
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If you haven’t wept deeply, you haven’t begun to meditate.
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Once you understand non-self, then the burden of life is gone. You’ll be at peace with the world. When we see beyond self, we no longer cling to happiness and we can truly be happy.
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We have limited time in our life, therefore we should try to teach ourselves, not to teach others.
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When sitting in meditation, say, “That’s not my business!” with every thought that comes by.
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We don’t meditate to see heaven, but to end suffering.
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Anything which is troubling you, anything which is irritating you, THAT is your teacher.
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You should know both the universal and the personal, the realm of forms and the freedom to not cling to them.
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