We need to develop meditation so that the understanding arises clearly within oneself. It is not the case that merely by listening to another’s explanation our defilements will disappear.
AJAHN CHAHWe say that to ‘give up all evil and to develop the good’ is the heart of the Buddha’s teaching.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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I know this glass is already broken, so I enjoy it – incredibly.
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When one does not understand death, life can be very confusing.
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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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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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The ultimate truth is like the flavour of an apple which you can’t see with the eye or hear with the ear.
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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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If it shouldn’t happen, it wouldn’t happen.
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Therefore we have to train our mind. The meditation practice in Buddhism is all about training one’s own mind.
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Do everything with a mind that lets go. Do not expect praise or reward.
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If we practise like this and develop mindfulness continuously, wisdom arises quickly and this is a fast way of practice.
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Truth is all there is. It’s like when you learned how to read, you can then read anywhere you go.
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You should think about your own death 3 times per day at the very least.
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Difficult or easy, the Buddha said not to be heedless. Just that–don’t be heedless. Why? Because life is not certain.
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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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If you reflect in this way, you will have peace. Wherever you are, you will have this attitude of practice with you constantly.
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