People go through life blindly, ignoring death like revellers at a party feasting on fine foods. They ignore that later they will have to go to the toilet, so they do not bother to find out where there is one.
AJAHN CHAH
Don’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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The Dhamma is revealing itself in every moment, but only when the mind is quiet can we understand what it is saying, for the Dhamma teaches without words.
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If you want to understand suffering you must look into the situation at hand.
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A madman and an arahant both smile, but the arahant knows why while the madman doesn’t.
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Holding on to anger as a personal possession will cause suffering. If anger really belonged to us, it would have to obey us. If it doesn’t obey us, that means it’s only a deception.
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The forest is peaceful, why aren’t you? You hold on to things causing your confusion. Let nature teach you.
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Do everything with a mind that lets go. Do not expect praise or reward.
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When you sit, let it be. What you walk, let it be. Grasp at nothing. Resist nothing.
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The serene and peaceful mind is the true epitome of human achievement.
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If we only make merit but have not stopped doing bad things, then we will never have a day of completion. It is like an overturned bowl which is left outside in the rain.
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Know and watch your heart. It’s pure but emotions come to colour it. So let your mind be like a tightly woven net to catch emotions and feelings that come, and investigate them before you react.
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The teachings say that wherever a problem arises it must be settled right there. Where suffering lies is right where non-suffering will arise, it ceases at the place where it arises.
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Well, if it really was her anger, then she should be able to tell it to go away, shouldnt she? But it really isn’t hers to command.
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If you let go completely you will have complete peace.
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