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.
AJAHN CHAHWe don’t meditate to see heaven, but to end suffering.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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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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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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If you are still following your likes and dislikes, you have not even begun to practise Dhamma.
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Steady practice is keeping mindful in every posture, whether sitting, walking, standing or lying down.
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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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If it shouldn’t happen, it wouldn’t happen.
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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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You will see many strange and wonderful things come and go, but you will be still. This is the happiness of the Buddha.
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When we conquer ourselves, then everything will be conquered: oneself, others, and all the sense objects as well, coming in by way of the eyes, ears, nose, tongue and body — it will all get conquered like this.
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Whatever he taught, we should practise it. Only bowing to him is not enough. We need to renounce, give up, stop, so that we may see the Buddha.
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If you have time to be mindful, you have time to meditate.
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I am like a tree in a forest. Birds come to the tree, they sit on its branches and eat its fruits.
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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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Don’t be attached to visions or lights in meditation, don’t rise or fall with them.
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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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