Happiness and suffering do not depend on being poor or rich, they depend on having the right or wrong understanding in our mind.
AJAHN CHAHIf we want to really see the Buddha, we should observe his virtuous qualities.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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Another man understands that nature of the river is to change constantly, regardless of his likes and dislikes, and therefore he does not suffer.
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If you listen to the Dhamma teachings but don’t practice you’re like a ladle in a soup pot.
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Practicing meditation is just like breathing. While working we breathe, while sleeping we breathe, while sitting down we breathe…
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If you let go a lot you will have a lot of happiness. If you let go completely you will be free.
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Know and watch your heart. It’s pure but emotions come to colour it.
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To practice Dhamma means to observe and examine oneself.
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The one who recognizes the uncertainty of phenomena is the Dharma within you.
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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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We protect virtue so that virtue will protect us.
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The Dharma Path is to keep walking forward. But the true Dharma has no going forward, no going backward, and no standing still.
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In cultivating generosity, we are only oppressing our greed and attachment. This allows our true nature to come out and become lighter and freer.
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If your mind is happy then you are happy anywhere you go. When wisdom awakens within you, you will see Truth wherever you look.
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Only one book is worth reading: the heart.
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Remember you dont meditate to get anything, but to get rid of things.
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We will come to understand that everything in the world is our teacher.
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