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We don’t meditate to see heaven, but to end suffering.

Ajahn Chah

We should conquer ourselves, rather than conquer others. Whether coming or going, standing, sitting or lying down, our mind should be focused in this way.
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Coming Conquer Down Focus Going Laying Ourselves Sitting Standing Way
Time is our present breath.
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Breath Our Present Time
You should settle the issue right there. One who runs away from suffering out of fear is the most foolish person of all. He will simply increases his stupidity endlessly.
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Endlessly Foolish Increase Issue Most One Right Settle Stupid Suffer
The heart is the only book worth reading.
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Book Heart Only Read Worth
When nature finally calls, they have no idea where to go and are in a mess.
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Call Finally Idea Mess Nature No
If we want to really see the Buddha, we should observe his virtuous qualities.
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Buddha Giving Need Observe Quality Up Virtue
When suffering arises, where does it arise from? The cause is wrong view, the fruit of that being suffering. If it was right view it wouldn’t cause suffering.
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Arise Cause Fruit Right Suffer View Wrong
I know this glass is already broken, so I enjoy it – incredibly.
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Already Broken Enjoy Glass Incredible Know
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.
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Aim Deeply Do Establishment Goddess Lying Mind Right Sink View
If you let go a little you will have a little happiness.
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Happiness Inspirational Letting Little
Don’t think that only sitting with the eyes closed is practice. If you do think this way, then quickly change your thinking.
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Attitude Close Eye Lying Practice Quick Sit
We can always find time to breathe. In the same way, if we see the importance of meditation practice we will find the time to practice.
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Always Breath Important Meditation Practice Time
The forms of the world have their place, but in another way, there is nothing there. To be free, we need to respect both of these truths.
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Another Both Form Need Nothing Place Respect Truth World
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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Activity Cobra Deadly Interface May Mental Own Poisonous Way
When we gain some understanding we need to chew on it again so that we see it for ourselves with certainty: paccattam.
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Certainty Chew Need Ourselves Some Understanding
Do not try to become anything. Do not make yourself into anything. Do not be a meditator. Do not become enlightened.
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Anything Become Buddhist Enlighten Trying

We don’t meditate to see heaven, but to end suffering.

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