You should think about your own death 3 times per day at the very least.
AJAHN CHAHI know this glass is already broken, so I enjoy it – incredibly.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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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 listen to the Dhamma teachings but don’t practice you’re like a ladle in a soup pot.
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If you have time to be mindful, you have time to meditate.
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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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If it isn’t good, let it die. If it doesn’t die, make it good.
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Learn to let go without struggle, simply let go, to be just as you are – no holding on, no attachment, free.
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If we want to really see the Buddha, we should observe his virtuous qualities.
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If it shouldn’t happen, it wouldn’t happen.
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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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Time is our present breath.
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Read yourself, not books. Truth isn’t outside, that’s only memory, not wisdom. Memory without wisdom is like an empty thermos bottle – if you don’t fill it, it’s useless.
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Know and watch your heart. It’s pure but emotions come to colour it.
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Why are we born? We are born so that we will not have to be born again.
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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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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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