Do not be a bodhisattva, do not be an arahant, do not be anything at all. If you are a bodhisattva, you will suffer, if you are an arahant, you will suffer, if you are anything at all, you will suffer.
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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If you let go completely you will have complete peace.
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We will come to understand that everything in the world is our teacher.
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Mental 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.
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All that I have said up to now has merely been words. When people come to see me, I have to say something. But it is best not to speak about these matters too much.
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If it isn’t good, let it die. If it doesn’t die, make it good.
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Learn to let go without struggle, simply let go, to be just as you are – no holding on, no attachment, free.
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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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If you let go a little you will have a little happiness.
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The serene and peaceful mind is the true epitome of human achievement.
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The ladle is in the soup pot every day, but it doesn’t know the taste of the soup. You must reflect and meditate.
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The heart is just the heart; thoughts and feelings are just thoughts and feelings. Let things be just as they are.
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Sati is life. Whenever we don’t have sati, when we are heedless, it’s as if we are dead.
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A woman wanted to know how to deal with anger. I asked when anger arose whose anger it was. She said it was hers.
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Truth is all there is. It’s like when you learned how to read, you can then read anywhere you go.
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