We do it, not with desire, but with letting go. If you want anything, you wont find it.
AJAHN CHAHWe should conquer ourselves, rather than conquer others. Whether coming or going, standing, sitting or lying down, our mind should be focused in this way.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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Try to be mindful, and let things take their natural course. Then your mind will become still in any surroundings, like a clear forest pool.
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One day some people came to the master and asked: How can you be happy in a world of such impermanence, where you cannot protect your loved ones from harm, illness or death?
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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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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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When we sit in meditation and hear a sound, we think, ‘Oh, that sound’s bothering me.’ If we see it like this, we suffer. But if we investigate a little deeper,
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When nature finally calls, they have no idea where to go and are in a mess.
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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 are your own teacher. Looking for teachers can’t solve your own doubts.
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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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Don’t be attached to visions or lights in meditation, don’t rise or fall with them.
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There’s no need to explain anything at length. Let go of love and hate and let things be. That’s all that I do in my own practice.
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Trying to run away from suffering is actually to run toward it.
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When the heart truly understands, it lets go of everything.
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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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Steady practice is keeping mindful in every posture, whether sitting, walking, standing or lying down.
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