When we see beyond self, we no longer cling to happiness. And when we stop clinging, we can begin to be happy.
AJAHN CHAHDon’t fall for it. Whenever the mind is happy or sad, don’t fall for it. Its all a deception.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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Trying to run away from suffering is actually to run toward it.
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All kinds of wonderful, rare animals will come to drink at the pool, and you will clearly see the nature of all things.
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Some people are afraid of generosity. They feel they will be taken advantage of or oppressed.
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To define Buddhism without a lot of words and phrases, we can simply say, ‘Don’t cling or hold on to anything. Harmonize with actuality, with things as they are.’
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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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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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Do everything with a mind that lets go. Do not expect praise or reward.
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The mind is intrinsically tranquil. Out of this tranquility, anxiety and confusion are born. If one sees and knows this confusion, then the mind is tranquil once more.
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Time is our present breath.
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Things are simply the way they are. They don’t give us suffering. Like a thorn: Does a sharp thorn give us suffering?
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Anything which is troubling you, anything which is irritating you, THAT is your teacher.
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No. It’s simply a thorn. It doesn’t give suffering to anybody. If we step on it, we suffer immediately.
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The Dharma Path is to keep walking forward. But the true Dharma has no going forward, no going backward, and no standing still.
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If you reflect in this way, you will have peace. Wherever you are, you will have this attitude of practice with you constantly.
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Only one book is worth reading: the heart.
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