The Dharma Path is to keep walking forward. But the true Dharma has no going forward, no going backward, and no standing still.
AJAHN CHAHA woman wanted to know how to deal with anger. I asked when anger arose whose anger it was. She said it was hers.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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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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Trying to run away from suffering is actually to run toward it.
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This is the nature of the mind. We must find our own practice and persevere.
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We say that to ‘give up all evil and to develop the good’ is the heart of the Buddha’s teaching.
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The sound is just sound, why should you go and grab it? You see that actually it was you who went out and disturbed the sound.
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We don’t meditate to see heaven, but to end suffering.
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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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Just know what is happening in your mind – not happy or sad about it, not attached. If you suffer see it, know it, and be empty. It’s like a letter – you have to open it before you can know what’s in it.
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When one does not understand death, life can be very confusing.
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We protect virtue so that virtue will protect us.
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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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Only one book is worth reading: the heart.
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When the heart truly understands, it lets go of everything.
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If it isn’t good, let it die. If it doesn’t die, make it good.
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What’s so great about brightness? My flashlight has it. It can’t help us rid ourselves of our suffering.
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